{{Infobox settlement | name = Matějov | other_name = | settlement_type = Municipality <!-- images --> | image_skyline = Matějov, common 2.jpg | image_caption = Centre of Matějov | image_flag = Matějov flag.gif | image_shield = Matějov CoA CZ.jpg <!-- location --> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CZE}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Vysočina | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Žďár nad Sázavou <!-- maps and coordinates --> | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Czech Republic | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic | coordinates = {{coord|49|31|43|N|15|51|47|E|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = <!-- government type, leaders --> | leader_title = | leader_name = <!-- established --> | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1366 <!-- area --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 9.82 <!-- elevation --> | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 590 <!-- population --> | population_as_of = 2025-01-01 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-t4l3n8d2iw|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2025-05-16}}</ref> | population_total = 201 | population_density_km2 = auto <!-- time zone(s) --> | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 <!-- postal codes, area code --> | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 592 12 | area_code_type = | area_code = <!-- website, footnotes --> | website = {{URL|https://www.matejov.cz/}} | footnotes = }} '''Matějov''' is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
==Geography== Matějov is located about {{convert|6|km|0}} southwest of Žďár nad Sázavou and {{convert|24|km|abbr=on}} northeast of Jihlava. It lies in the Křižanov Highlands. The highest point is at {{convert|632|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Oslava River originates in the municipal territory.
A notable body of water is the Matějovský Pond with an area of {{cvt|60.4|ha}}. The {{cvt|80.8|ha|adj=on}} large Veselský Pond is located just beyond the municipal border.<ref>{{cite web |title=Povodňový plán SO ORP Žďár nad Sázavou: Vodní díla|url=https://www.edpp.cz/orpzr_vodni-dila/|work=Elektronický digitální povodňový plán|language=cs|access-date=2023-09-12}}</ref>
==History== The first written mention of Matějov is from 1366.<ref name=history>{{cite web |title=Historie obce|url=https://www.matejov.cz/index.php?page=historie|publisher=Obec Matějov|language=cs|access-date=2024-03-08}}</ref>
==Demographics== {{historical populations |align=none|cols=3 |1869|199 |1880|251 |1890|260 |1900|241 |1910|271 |1921|253 |1930|263 |1950|203 |1961|198 |1970|192 |1980|202 |1991|209 |2001|204 |2011|212 |2021|195 |source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}</ref>}}
==Transport== There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
==Sights== thumb|150px|Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary Matějov is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are a stone cross from 1828 and a Baroque calvary.<ref>{{cite web |title=Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Matějov|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/uskp/podle-relevance/1/seznam/?kraj=63&okres=635&obec=596108&chranenoTed=1&hlObj=1&fulltext|work=Ústřední seznam kulturních památek|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref>
The main landmark of Matějov is the Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in 1907–1908.<ref name=history/>
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==External links== {{commons category|Matějov}} *{{official|https://www.matejov.cz/}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Matejov}} Category:Villages in Žďár nad Sázavou District