| Vlastislav | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ústí nad Labem |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Litoměřice |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.4969°N 13.9556°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1184 |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.64 |
| Elevation M: | 287 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 169 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 411 14 |
Vlastislav (de|Watislaw) is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
The name is derived from the personal name Vlastislav.[2]
Vlastislav is located about 13km (08miles) west of Litoměřice and 19km (12miles) 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 477m (1,565feet) above sea level.
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.[3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
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.[4]