Vlastislav (Litoměřice District)

Vlastislav (Watislaw) is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Vlastislav.

Geography
Vlastislav is located about 13 km west of Litoměřice and 19 km south of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in the Central Bohemian Uplands and within the České Středohoří Protected Landscape Area. The highest point is the hill Plešivec at 477 m above sea level.

History
The first written mention of Vlastislav is from 1184, but there was a gord already in the early Middle Ages. According to legend in Chronica Boemorum, the gord was founded by Duke Vlastislav.

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

Sights
Vlastislav is known for the ruins of the Skalka Castle. The first documented owner of the castle was Petr of Skalka in 1357–1360, but the castle may be older. The castle was devastated by the Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War in 1639 and was never restored. Only the bergfried of the castle has survived to this day. After the war, a new Baroque castle was built next to the ruins. Today, various exhibitions and expositions are located in its interiors.

Notable people

 * Christoph Schönborn (born 1945), Austrian cardinal, Archbishop of Vienna