Vysočina Region

The Vysočina Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Jihlava.
The region is located in the central part of the country. It is one of just three in the country which does not have a border with a foreign country.
The Vysočina Region is home to three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the most in any region in the Czech Republic.

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Administrative divisions

The Vysočina Region is divided into 5 districts:
On a lower level, the region has 704 municipalities, second-most in the country behind the Central Bohemian Region.

Geography

The region is located in the central part of the Czech Republic, partly in the southeast of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the southwest of the historical region of Moravia. The entire Vysočina Region is located in the nature region of Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, from whose colloquial name vysočina the region got its name. Within the country, the region has a relatively high altitude and is the source of many rivers. The most important rivers are the Sázava, Jihlava, Svratka and Oslava.

Population

As of 1 January 2024 the population of the Vysočina Region was 517,960, which was the third lowest out of regions in the Czech Republic. 49.7% of population were men, which was the highest share in the Czech Republic. The density of Vysočina Region is the second lowest in the Czech Republic.
The table shows cities and towns in the region with the largest population :

Name	Population	Area	District
Jihlava	53,986	79	Jihlava District
Třebíč	34,797	58	Třebíč District
Havlíčkův Brod	23,746	65	Havlíčkův Brod District
Žďár nad Sázavou	20,525	37	Žďár nad Sázavou District
Pelhřimov	16,420	95	Pelhřimov District
Velké Meziříčí	11,627	41	Žďár nad Sázavou District
Humpolec	11,447	51	Pelhřimov District
Nové Město na Moravě	9,904	61	Žďár nad Sázavou District
Chotěboř	9,096	54	Havlíčkův Brod District
Bystřice nad Pernštejnem	7,896	53	Žďár nad Sázavou District

Culture

With three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the region is home to more of these than any other region of the Czech Republic. These are the historical centre of Telč, the Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk in Žďár nad Sázavou and the Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč.

Transport

The Vysočina Region is intersected by the D1 motorway, which passes through Jihlava on the way between Prague and Brno. A total of of motorway is present in the region. The length of operated railway lines in the region is. In 2014 a plan was announced by which a high-speed train, capable of reaching speeds of would run through the region, involving a total of four stops within the territory. Construction is projected to begin in 2025.

Education

In the Vysočina Region there is only one organisation providing further education, namely the public College of Polytechnics Jihlava. From 2003 to 2019 there also used to be private Westmoravian College in Třebíč.