Číchov
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Číchov is a village and municipality (obec
) in Třebíč District
in the Vysočina Region
of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of 9.56 square kilometres (3.7 sq mi), and has a population of 267 (as at 2005).
The first mention of the village is located in the founding papers of the Benedictine monastery and dates from 1104.
Číchov lies on the Jihlava River, approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Třebíč
, 18 km (11 mi) south-east of Jihlava
, and 132 km (82 mi) south-east of Prague
.
The town is on the railway between Jihlava and Brno
. The river Jihlava flows through the village which until approximately 1870 was divided into two parts: Číchov Třebíč and Číchov Brtnicky. Číchov is a part of the village Hynkov, which is located about 1,500 m from the village.
Obec
Obec is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality . The literal meaning of the word is "commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities are also municipalities...
) in Třebíč District
Trebíc District
Třebíč District is a district in the Moravian part of Vysočina Region in the Czech Republic. Its capital is city Třebíč, the second largest city in the Vysočina Region, after Jihlava....
in the 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...
of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of 9.56 square kilometres (3.7 sq mi), and has a population of 267 (as at 2005).
The first mention of the village is located in the founding papers of the Benedictine monastery and dates from 1104.
Číchov lies on the Jihlava River, approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of 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....
, 18 km (11 mi) south-east of Jihlava
Jihlava
Jihlava is a city in the Czech Republic. Jihlava is a centre of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava river on the ancient frontier between Moravia and Bohemia, and is the oldest mining town in the Czech Republic, ca. 50 years older than Kutná Hora.Among the principal buildings are the...
, and 132 km (82 mi) south-east of Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
.
The town is on the railway between Jihlava and Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
. The river Jihlava flows through the village which until approximately 1870 was divided into two parts: Číchov Třebíč and Číchov Brtnicky. Číchov is a part of the village Hynkov, which is located about 1,500 m from the village.