| Mrákotín | |
| Settlement Type: | Market town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vysočina |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jihlava |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.1894°N 15.3761°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1385 |
| Area Total Km2: | 18.27 |
| Elevation M: | 545 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 885 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 588 54 |
Mrákotín (in Czech pronounced as /ˈmraːkociːn/) is a market town in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. It is known for granite quarrying.
The villages of Dobrá Voda and Praskolesy are administrative parts of Mrákotín.
The name of the village was derived from the personal name Mrákota.[2]
Mrákotín is located about southwest of Jihlava. It lies on the border between the Křižanov Highlands and Javořice Highlands. The highest point is the Javořice mountain at 837m (2,746feet) above sea level, which is the highest peak of the Javořice Highlands and of the whole Bohemian-Moravian Highlands area. The Myslůvka stream flows through the market town. The territory is rich in fishponds.
The first written mention of Mrákotín is from 1385. It is not certain when the village was promoted to a market town. It is first referred to as a market town on a seal from 1569.[3]
Mrákotín is known for to granite quarrying.[3] About of granite are mined annually in the local quarry.[4]
The I/23 road from Třebíč to Jindřichův Hradec passes through the market town.
The main landmark of Mrákotín is the Church of Saint Giles. The originally Gothic church was first documented in 1398. In 1806–1807, it was rebuilt in the Neoclassical style.[3] [5]
The Church of Saint Joachim is located at Dobrá Voda. It is an early Baroque church from 1682.[6]