Věšín is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Administrative division Věšín consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Věšín (510) Buková (166)
Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Věška (shortened form of Vieceslav).
Geography Věšín is located about southwest of Příbram and southwest of Prague. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Brdy Highlands, but the village proper lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the secondary summit of the Praha mountain at above sea level. The Klabava River originates in the woods in the northern part of the municipal territory. The Buková Brook flows through the village of Buká and supplies a set of small fishponds there.
History The first written mention of Věšín is from 1349, when it belonged to the Rožmitál estate. The village was founded in the second half of the 13th century.
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Transport
The I/19 road (the section from Plzeň to Tábor) runs through the municipality.
Sights There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality. In the centre of Věšín is the Chapel of Saint Francis of Assisi. It was consecrated in 1905.
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