Vepřová
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Kraj Vysočina | ||||
| District : | Žďár nad Sázavou | ||||
| Area : | 1044 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 37 ' N , 15 ° 50' E | ||||
| Height: | 630 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 421 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 592 11 | ||||
| License plate : | J | ||||
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| Street: | Svratka - Přibyslav | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Roman Stránský (as of 2018) | ||||
| Address: | Vepřová 36 592 11 Velká Losenice |
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| Municipality number: | 597015 | ||||
| Website : | www.veprova.cz | ||||
Vepřová (German Wepschikau ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic . It is located ten kilometers northwest of Žďár nad Sázavou and belongs to the Okres Žďár nad Sázavou .
geography
Vepřová is located in a hilly landscape of the Žďárské vrchy (Saar Mountains). The Losenický potok rises to the north. Its valley, which passes east of the village, is protected as a nature reserve Mlýnský potok a Uhlířky. To the west is the Branty nature reserve. In the north rise the Henzlička (692 m) and the Ranský Babylón (673 m).
Neighboring towns are Hluboká in the north, Radostín in the northeast, Račín in the east, Branty and Velká Losenice in the south, Malá Losenice in the southwest, Modlíkov in the west and Havlíčkova Borová in the northwest.
history
The first written mention of the village belonging to the Přibyslav rule took place in 1502, when the place together with Polná fell behind after the death of Hynko Boček von Kunstadt . The place got its name from the pigs that used to be abundant here. In 1786 the first wooden schoolhouse was built. Until the abolition of patrimonial Vepřová belonged to the united lordship of Polná-Přibyslav.
From 1850 Vepříkov formed a municipality in the political district of Polna . In 1884 she came to the Chotěboř District . Iron ore was mined in the vicinity of the village at that time. There was a grinder and board saw in Vepříkov. In 1914 a major fire destroyed eight houses and one resident died. Since 1919 the village has been called Vepřová. In 1947 it was assigned to the Okres Žďár .
Local division
No districts are shown for the municipality of Vepřová.
Attractions
- Chapel of St. Trinity on the village square, built in place of a previous building from 1733, consecrated in 1861
- Chapel of St. Wenceslas, on the road to Račín, consecrated in 1929
- several crucifixes
Sons and daughters of the church
- Jan Brukner (1891–1949), Mayor and member of the National Assembly
- Karel Starý (1838–1898), professor and book author