Vlastislav (Litoměřice District)

Vlastislav
Municipality
Centre of Vlastislav
Flag Coat of arms
Vlastislav Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°29′49″N 13°57′20″E / 50.49694°N 13.95556°E / 50.49694; 13.95556
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Litoměřice
First mentioned	1184
Area
• Total	5.64 km^2 (2.18 sq mi)
Elevation	287 m (942 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	165
• Density	29/km^2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	411 14
Website	www.obec-vlastislav.cz

Vlastislav (German: Watislaw) is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the given name Vlastislav.^[2]

Geography

Vlastislav is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Litoměřice and 19 km (12 mi) south of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in the Central Bohemian Uplands and within the České Středohoří Protected Landscape Area. The highest point is the hill Plešivec at 477 m (1,565 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Vlastislav is from 1184, but there was a gord already in the early Middle Ages. According to legend in Chronica Boemorum, the gord was founded by Prince Vlastislav.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 391 —     1880 375 −4.1% 1890 389 +3.7% 1900 349 −10.3% 1910 344 −1.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 338 −1.7% 1930 331 −2.1% 1950 271 −18.1% 1961 264 −2.6% 1970 185 −29.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 160 −13.5% 1991 128 −20.0% 2001 146 +14.1% 2011 151 +3.4% 2021 178 +17.9%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Skalka Castle, birthplace of Christoph Schönborn

Vlastislav is known for the ruins of the Skalka Castle. The first documented owner of the castle was Petr of Skalka in 1357–1360, but the castle may be older. In 1418 Skalka came into the possession of Hans von Sullowitz and remained in the possession of the noble family Cappleri de Sulewicz (Czech: Kaplíř ze Sulevic) until 1540. Between 1540 and 1544, Jan of Vřesovice owned Skalka, followed by Jan Kaplirz of Kostial. In 1578, the estate passed to Adam Hrzan of Harasov through marriage. The castle was devastated by the Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War in 1639 and was never restored. Only the bergfried of the castle has survived to this day.

After the war, a new Baroque mansion was built next to the ruins by Jan Hrzán of Harras, according to plans by Antonio della Porta. The building materials were salvaged from the decaying castle. In 1718, Anna Putz of Adlersthurn, owner of Dlaschkowitz and Podseditz, also became the owner of the Skalka estate. From 1796 until the land reform of 1923, the combined estates belonged to the Counts of Schönborn, who lived in the castle until 1945. In January of the same year, the future Archbishop of Vienna and Cardinal Christoph Schönborn was born in the castle.

Today, various exhibitions and expositions are located in its interiors.^[6]

Notable people

• Christoph Schönborn (born 1945), Austrian cardinal, Archbishop of Vienna

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
2. Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). pp. 571–572.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Vlastislav. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Skalka – zámek a zřícenina hradu v Českém středohoří" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-11-15.

External links

• Official website