| Žerotín | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Olomouc |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Olomouc |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.7244°N 17.1869°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1141 |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.85 |
| Elevation M: | 227 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 451 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 784 01 |
Žerotín is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Žerotín lies approximately 15km (09miles) north of Olomouc and 203km (126miles) east of Prague.
The first written mention of Žerotín is in a deed of bishop Jindřich Zdík from 1141. Its history is connected with the noble Zierotin family that got its name from the village. The Zierotins owned Žerotín until the 15th century. The next 300 years it was owned by the Augustinian monastery in Šternberk.[2]