| Herálec | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vysočina |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Žďár nad Sázavou |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.6889°N 15.9944°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1366 |
| Area Total Km2: | 23.87 |
| Elevation M: | 642 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1338 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 592 01 |
Herálec is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.
The villages of Brušovec, Český Herálec, Kocanda and Kuchyně are administrative parts of Herálec.
Herálec is located about 14km (09miles) north of Žďár nad Sázavou and 43km (27miles) northeast of Jihlava. It lies on the border between the Upper Svratka Highlands and Iron Mountains. The highest point is at 803m (2,635feet) above sea level. The Svratka River flows through the municipality; it formed here the historical border between Bohemia and Moravia. The whole municipality lies within the Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area.
The first written mention of Moravský Herálec is from 1366. In a court case from that year, the territory with the village fell to the Nové Město na Moravě estate, while the territory beyond the river, on which Český Herálec was later founded, fell to the monastery in Žďár nad Sázavou. The village of Český Herálec was first documented in 1456. In 1496, the area was bought by Vilém II of Pernštejn.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The most valuable monument is the Church of Saint Catherine. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1784–1790.[3] [4]
A technical monument is the stone bridge. It was built in 1856, when it replaced an old wooden bridge from the 18th century.[5]