Pocoucov
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Pocoucov is a village 0, 5 km nortward from Třebíč
Trebíc
Třebíč is a city in the Moravian part of the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.Třebíč is situated 35 km southeast of Jihlava and 65 km west of Brno on the Jihlava River. Třebíč is from 392 to 503 metres above sea-level....

, which the Pococucov is part of. Population of the Pocoucov is 183 inhabitants and Pocoucov is the second smallest town district of the Třebíč. Near Pocoucov there flows Okřešický potok.
Altitude
Altitude
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 of Pocoucov is about 450 meters.

There are bus stop, chapel of St. Peter and Paul and one market.

Pocoucov is one of the oldest estates of the Třebíč monastery and the first mention about the village is from the year 1101, when was the Třebíč monastery established.

Location

Pocoucov is situated in Vysočina Region
Vysocina Region
Vysočina Region , is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located partly in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the south-west of the historical region of Moravia...

 in the Czech republic. The nearest town from the village is Třebíč
Trebíc
Třebíč is a city in the Moravian part of the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.Třebíč is situated 35 km southeast of Jihlava and 65 km west of Brno on the Jihlava River. Třebíč is from 392 to 503 metres above sea-level....

. Pocoucov is the town district of Třebíč.

Pocoucov is connected with Třebíč by the road II/360. The road is restored now and it would be main connection of Třebíč with highway D1
Highway D1 (Czech Republic)
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Near the village there flow the brooks Lubí and Okřešický potok. In the village is a small pond.

The center of the village is situated westward of the main road. From the common is gone three roads to main road II/360.
In the middle of the common there is the Chapel of St. Peter a Paul.

In future the Pocoucov can be connected to bus system of Třebíč.

Origin of the name

The name of the village is written how we speak it - Pocoucov. The origin of the name can be Podsoucov. Pod is as Under and soudcov is from soudce - it's as a judge
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. Podsoudcov - Under-judge is from the word Podsouce - Inferior of the judge.

But it isn't sure. Because in the history we can see the Poczauczow (1556), Pacúlcow (1558), Pozuziw (at old seal of the village) and the mayor of Třebíč was called Jan Podcaucowský (John of Pocoucov).

History

From the prehistory there was found only one neolithic celt.

The first mention about the village is from the year 1101. It was connected with establishment of the Monastery in Třebíč.
The monastery have two feudatorys there later.

Pocoucov was settlement of the near village Trnava
Trnava (Třebíč District)
Trnava is a village and municipality in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 599 ....

 to the year 1882.

Since 1 January 1980 Pocoucov has been the town district of Třebíč.
Progress of population of Pocoucov, graph
Year 1850 1869 1880 1890 1900 1910 1921 1930 1950 1961 1970 1980 1991 2001
Population 217 198 215 219 195 198 218 232 179 177 179 171 156 183
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