| Slavětín | |
| Settlement Type: | Market town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ústí nad Labem |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Louny |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.3508°N 13.9078°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1269 |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.37 |
| Elevation M: | 230 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 653 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 439 09, 440 01 |
Slavětín is a market town in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
The village of Kystra is an administrative part of Slavětín.
The name is derived from the personal name Slavata, meaning "Slavata's (court)".[2]
Slavětín is located about 7km (04miles) east of Louny and 44km (27miles) northwest of Prague. It lies in a mainly agricultural landscape in the Lower Ohře Table. The highest point is at 332m (1,089feet) above sea level. The northern municipal border is former by the Ohře River.
The first written mention of Slavětín is from 1269, when Prague bishop Jan III of Dražice received the settlement from King Ottokar II.[3]
Slavětín is located on the railway line Česká Lípa–Postoloprty.[4]
The main landmark of Slavětín is the Church of Saint James the Great. It is a rare medieval monument. It was built in the Romanesque style in the 13th century and rebuilt in the Gothic style in the 14th century. The original tower was replaced by the current one in 1837. In 1880–1881, the church was restored by Josef Mocker.[5]
A notable building is the octagonal Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the early Baroque style in 1672–1677.[6]