Ujčov is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Administrative division Ujčov consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Ujčov (229) Dolní Čepí (80) Horní Čepí (11) Kovářová (39) Lískovec (105)
Geography Ujčov is located about east of Žďár nad Sázavou and northwest of Brno. It lies in the Upper Svratka Highlands. The highest point is the hill Babylon at above sea level. The Svratka River flows through the municipality.
There are three protected areas in the municipal territory: Ochoza Nature Reserve (rocky ridge with the occurrence of crevice vegetation of silicate rocks), Křižník Nature Monument (beech forests and dry grasslands on limestone bedrock with the occurrence of many protected species of organisms, especially orchids) and Svratka Nature Monument (a section of the Svratka River with the occurrence of the ostrich fern, endangered in the Czech Republic).
History The first written mention of Ujčov and Čepí is from 1360, when they were a free enclave inside the Pernštejn estate. However, for most of their history, they were was connected with the Pernštejn estate.
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights The main landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus, located in Dolní Čepí. It is a late Romanesque church with later modifications. Built in the early 13th century, it is among the oldest sacral buildings in the region.
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