Prokopov

Prokopov is a municipality and village in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

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Etymology

The village was named after the founder of the village, Count Prokop of Gatterburg.

Geography

Prokopov is located about northwest of Znojmo and southwest of Brno. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Jevišovice Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level.

History

Prokopov was founded in 1789, when 18 houses were built there. A fishpond was built in Prokopov in 1810–1819. Until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1849, Prokopov belonged to the Hostim estate.

Transport

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

Sights

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is the Chapel of the Virgin Mary. It dates from 1831.