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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Vitín
| other_name              =
| settlement_type         = [[Obec|Municipality]]
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| image_skyline           = Vitín 75 (01).jpg
| image_caption           = Municipal office
| image_flag              = Vitín Flag.jpg
| image_shield            = Coat of arms of Vitín.svg
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[Regions of the Czech Republic|Region]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[South Bohemian Region|South Bohemian]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[Districts of the Czech Republic|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[České Budějovice District|České Budějovice]]
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| image_map               =
| map_caption             =
| pushpin_map             = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief          = 1
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates             = {{coord|49|5|22|N|14|32|45|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   =
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| leader_title            =
| leader_name             =
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| established_title       = First mentioned
| established_date        = 1459
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| area_footnotes          =
| area_total_km2          = 7.62
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| elevation_footnotes     =
| elevation_m             = 503
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| population_as_of        = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2024-05-17}}</ref>
| population_total        = 489
| population_density_km2  = auto
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| timezone1               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1             = +1
| timezone1_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST         = +2
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| postal_code_type        = Postal code
| postal_code             = 373 63
| area_code_type          =
| area_code               =
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| website                 = {{URL|https://www.vitin.cz/}}
| footnotes               =
}}
'''Vitín''' ({{IPA|cs|ˈvɪciːn}}) is a municipality and village in [[České Budějovice District]] in the [[South Bohemian Region]] of the [[Czech Republic]]. It has about 500 inhabitants. The historic centre of the village is well preserved and is protected by law as a [[Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones|village monument zone]].
==Geography==
Vitín is located about {{convert|12|km|0}} north of [[České Budějovice]]. It lies on the border between the [[Tábor Uplands]] and [[Třeboň Basin]]. The highest point is on the slopes of the forested hill of Bába at {{convert|562|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level.
==History==
The first written mention of Vitín is from 1459.<ref>{{cite web |title=Současnost obce Vitín|url=https://www.vitin.cz/obec-f5f5/soucasnost/|publisher=Obec Vitín|language=cs|access-date=2022-06-07}}</ref>
==Demographics==
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|454
|1880|439
|1890|406
|1900|435
|1910|491
|1921|534
|1930|498
|1950|492
|1961|497
|1970|383
|1980|307
|1991|260
|2001|246
|2011|380
|2021|456
|source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2021-03-27}}</ref>}}
==Transport==
The [[D3 motorway (Czech Republic)|D3 motorway]] (part of the [[European route E55]]) from [[Prague]] to České Budějovice runs through the municipality.
The railway from České Budějovice to [[Tábor]] passes through the municipality, but there is no train station.<ref>{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Hosín|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/hosin/5473472|publisher=[[České dráhy]]|language=cs|access-date=2023-06-26}}</ref>
==Sights==
Vitín is known for two large [[paganism|pagan]] Slavic [[tumulus|barrow]] cemeteries dating from the 8th–9th centuries. They are located on the slopes of the Bába hill, one of them is inside the municipality of Vitín and one of them is outside. They are one of the best preserved in the country. The cemeteries contain 69 and 80 barrows ordered in distinct lines going from the west to the east. The highest of them have about 4–5 metres in diameter and are 2 metres high.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mohylové pohřebiště|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/mohylove-pohrebiste-18822322|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2022-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=O vrchu Baba nad jihočeským Vitínem se říká, že jde o nejkrásnější mohylové pohřebiště v Čechách|url=https://budejovice.rozhlas.cz/o-vrchu-baba-nad-jihoceskym-vitinem-se-rika-ze-jde-o-nejkrasnejsi-mohylove-8381300|publisher=[[Czech Radio]]|language=cs|date=2020-12-13|access-date=2022-06-07}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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*{{official|https://www.vitin.cz/}}
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[[Category:Villages in České Budějovice District]]