Patzau is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

, in Douglas County, in the town of Summit

Summit, Douglas County, Wisconsin

Summit is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,042 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Chaffey, Foxboro, and Patzau are located in the town.-Geography:...

, in the northwestern part of the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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County Road B serves as a main arterial route in the community. Wisconsin Highway 35 is nearby.

Patzau is located southwest of the city of Superior

Superior, Wisconsin

Superior is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 26,960 at the 2010 census. Located at the junction of U.S. Highways 2 and 53, it is north of and adjacent to both the Village of Superior and the Town of Superior.Superior is at the western...

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History

The community was named after Pacov

Pacov

Pacov is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic with a population of approximately 5,000. It lies directly on the 15th meridian east....

 (then Patzau) in what is now the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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, by a cattle dealer from the town.