Vatín is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Vatín
Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows
Flag of Vatín
Coat of arms of Vatín
Vatín is located in Czech Republic
Vatín
Vatín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°31′30″N 15°58′2″E / 49.52500°N 15.96722°E / 49.52500; 15.96722
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictŽďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned1353
Area
 • Total4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Elevation
560 m (1,840 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total320
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
591 01
Websitevatin.cz

Vatín lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 31 km (19 mi) north-east of Jihlava, and 128 km (80 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869331—    
1880362+9.4%
1890358−1.1%
1900320−10.6%
1910320+0.0%
1921330+3.1%
1930311−5.8%
1950267−14.1%
1961273+2.2%
1970297+8.8%
1980281−5.4%
1991304+8.2%
2001324+6.6%
2011335+3.4%
2021317−5.4%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Žďár nad Sázavou" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 19–20.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.