Pacov
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Vysočina | ||
| District | Pelhřimov | ||
| Commune | Pacov | ||
| Elevation | 615 m (2,018 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Area | 35.85 km2 (13.84 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 4,889 (2014-01-01) | ||
| Density | 136 / km2 (352 / sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 14th century | ||
| Mayor | Lukáš Vlček | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 395 01 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Wikimedia Commons: Pacov | |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.mestopacov.cz | |||
Pacov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpatsof]; German: Patzau) 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. In the city a château is situated (formerly a castle built in the 12th century and rebuilt into a château in the 16th century). In the beginning of the 18th century it was rebuilt into a monastery. During the reign of Joseph II the monastery was closed and it became a château again. In the 19th century part of the château was rebuilt into flats for teachers. The Czech poet Antonín Sova, who now has a museum in Pacov, was born there in 1864. During the communist era the château was used as a barracks and was significantly damaged. It is now being repaired. There is also a church in Pacov that was built in 1719.
In 1904, the idea of establishing the International Motorcycle Federation (FIM)[citation needed] arose in Pacov, and the historical racecourse from 1906 is still being used to this day.
During the era of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Pacov was known as Patzau in German. Patzau, Wisconsin in Douglas County, was named by a cattle trader originally from the Bohemian town.[1]
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- Municipal website
- www.pacov.info - Unofficial pages about Pacov city (cz)
- www.straziste.cz - Website of region surrounding the city (cz)
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