{{Infobox settlement | name = Vlašim | other_name = | settlement_type = Town <!-- images --> | image_skyline = Vlasim Zizkovo od SV DSCN2283.JPG | image_caption = The square Žižkovo náměstí | image_flag = Flag of Vlašim.svg | image_shield = Vlašim, Czech Republic - coat of arms.png <!-- location --> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CZE}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Central Bohemian | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Benešov <!-- 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|42|23|N|14|53|56|E|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = <!-- government type, leaders --> | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Luděk Jeništa <!-- established --> | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1318 <!-- area --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 41.42 <!-- elevation --> | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 365 <!-- population --> | population_as_of = 2026-01-01 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Population in municipalities as at 1. 1.|url=https://data.csu.gov.cz/datastat/data/VYBER/OBY02AT02|work=DataStat|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2026-05-18}}</ref> | population_total = 11329 | 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 = 258 01 | area_code_type = | area_code = <!-- website, footnotes --> | website = {{URL|https://www.mesto-vlasim.cz/}} | footnotes = }} '''Vlašim''' ({{IPA|cs|ˈvlaʃɪm}}; {{langx|de|Wlaschim}}) is a town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Blanice River in the Vlašim Uplands.
Vlašim is home to the company Sellier & Bellot, a manufacturer of ammunition. The town is known for the Vlašim Castle and its English park.
==Administrative division== Vlašim consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=12em}} *Vlašim (9,990) *Bolina (408) *Domašín (618) *Hrazená Lhota (57) *Nesperská Lhota (80) *Polánka (28) *Znosim (103) {{div col end}}
==Etymology== The name is derived from the personal name Vlašim, meaning "Vlašim's (property)".<ref name=novinky>{{cite web |title=Vlašimský zámecký park kdysi zdobila řada podivuhodných staveb|url=https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/cestovani-vlasimsky-zamecky-park-kdysi-zdobila-rada-podivuhodnych-staveb-40415858|work=Novinky.cz|language=cs|date=2022-11-30|access-date=2024-05-19}}</ref>
==Geography== Vlašim is located about {{convert|17|km}} southeast of Benešov and {{convert|45|km|abbr=on}} southeast of Prague. It lies in the Vlašim Uplands. The highest point is at {{convert|528|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Blanice River flows through the town.
===Climate=== Vlašim's climate is classified as humid continental climate (Köppen: ''Cfb''; Trewartha: ''Dobk''). Among them, the annual average temperature is {{convert|9.6|C}}, the hottest month in August is {{convert|19.4|C}}, and the coldest month is {{convert|0.0|C}} in January. The annual precipitation is {{convert|545.8|mm}}, of which May is the wettest with {{convert|76.5|mm}}, while February is the driest with only {{convert|25.5|mm}}. The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from {{convert|-35.0|C}} on 10 February 1956 to {{convert|39.1|C}} on 13 August 1935.<ref name=extremes>{{cite web |title=Teplota vzduchu v jednotlivé kalendářní dny|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=P3VLAS01&type=T&analysis=MD_T|access-date=2025-02-28|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250227235651/https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=P3VLAS01&type=T&analysis=MD_T|archive-date=2025-02-27}}</ref>
{{Weather box |location = Vlašim, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1935–present |metric first = Y |single line = Y |collapsed = Y |Jan record high C = 16.0 |Feb record high C = 18.1 |Mar record high C = 23.6 |Apr record high C = 30.0 |May record high C = 31.5 |Jun record high C = 36.8 |Jul record high C = 37.3 |Aug record high C = 39.1 |Sep record high C = 36.2 |Oct record high C = 28.3 |Nov record high C = 18.5 |Dec record high C = 17.2 |year record high C = 39.1 |Jan high C = 2.9 |Feb high C = 5.6 |Mar high C = 9.8 |Apr high C = 15.6 |May high C = 18.7 |Jun high C = 23.7 |Jul high C = 26.5 |Aug high C = 26.3 |Sep high C = 20.4 |Oct high C = 14.0 |Nov high C = 8.1 |Dec high C = 4.7 |year high C = 14.7 |Jan mean C = 0.0 |Feb mean C = 1.7 |Mar mean C = 4.6 |Apr mean C = 9.1 |May mean C = 12.7 |Jun mean C = 17.3 |Jul mean C = 19.2 |Aug mean C = 19.4 |Sep mean C = 14.2 |Oct mean C = 9.3 |Nov mean C = 4.9 |Dec mean C = 2.2 |year mean C = 9.6 |Jan low C = -2.9 |Feb low C = -1.9 |Mar low C = 0.2 |Apr low C = 3.1 |May low C = 6.7 |Jun low C = 11.1 |Jul low C = 12.5 |Aug low C = 12.9 |Sep low C = 9.1 |Oct low C = 5.4 |Nov low C = 1.9 |Dec low C = -0.4 |year low C = 4.8 |Jan record low C = -31.8 |Feb record low C = -35.0 |Mar record low C = -22.0 |Apr record low C = -7.2 |May record low C = -3.6 |Jun record low C = 1.2 |Jul record low C = 2.4 |Aug record low C = 1.1 |Sep record low C = -4.5 |Oct record low C = -13.0 |Nov record low C = -21.1 |Dec record low C = -24.6 |year record low C = -35.0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 30.7 |Feb precipitation mm = 25.5 |Mar precipitation mm = 35.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 32.0 |May precipitation mm = 76.5 |Jun precipitation mm = 57.6 |Jul precipitation mm = 61.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 61.8 |Sep precipitation mm = 48.7 |Oct precipitation mm = 54.7 |Nov precipitation mm = 31.5 |Dec precipitation mm = 29.8 |year precipitation mm = 545.8 |humidity colour = green |Jan humidity = 84.4 |Feb humidity = 78.2 |Mar humidity = 74.5 |Apr humidity = 69.0 |May humidity = 73.3 |Jun humidity = 71.2 |Jul humidity = 65.6 |Aug humidity = 67.1 |Sep humidity = 75.8 |Oct humidity = 84.2 |Nov humidity = 87.0 |Dec humidity = 84.7 |year humidity = 76.3 |Jan sun = 56.5 |Feb sun = 88.2 |Mar sun = 135.7 |Apr sun = 203.5 |May sun = 205.0 |Jun sun = 232.2 |Jul sun = 238.6 |Aug sun = 229.0 |Sep sun = 169.6 |Oct sun = 101.8 |Nov sun = 61.9 |Dec sun = 50.2 |year sun = 1772.2 |source 1 = Czech Hydrometeorological Institute<ref name=extremes/><ref>{{cite web |title=Průměrná teplota vzduchu v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=P3VLAS01&type=T&analysis=MY_T|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2025-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Úhrn srážek v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=P3VLAS01&type=R&analysis=MY|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2025-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250227235525/https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=P3VLAS01&type=R&analysis=MY|archive-date=2025-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Průměrná relativní vlhkost vzduchu v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=P3VLAS01&type=H&analysis=MY|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2025-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Délka slunečního svitu v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=P3VLAS01&type=S&analysis=MY|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2025-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250227235639/https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=P3VLAS01&type=S&analysis=MY|archive-date=2025-02-27}}</ref>}}
==History== thumb|Vlašim Castle The castle is Vlašim was probably built in 1303 by local noble family, which started calling itself the Vlašim family. The first written mention of the castle and therefore of Vlašim is from 1318. After the Vlašim family, the town was owned by the Trčka of Lípa family and then by the Ostrovec family. As a result of the Battle of White Mountain in 1620, the properties of the Ostrovec family were confiscated and Vlašim was acquired by the Talmberk family in 1622. They owned the town until 1744. From 1744 until the end of World War II, the Vlašim estate was owned by the Auersperg family.<ref name=novinky/><ref name=nov2>{{cite web |title=Vlašim oslní zámkem a roztodivným parkem, Blaník svou tajemností|url=https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/cestovani-tipy-na-vylety-vlasim-oslni-zamkem-a-roztodivnym-parkem-blanik-svou-tajemnosti-134962|work=Novinky.cz|language=cs|date=2011-11-14|access-date=2024-05-19}}</ref>
==Demographics== {{historical populations |align=none|cols=3 |1869|4040 |1880|4547 |1890|4791 |1900|4936 |1910|5115 |1921|5075 |1930|5464 |1950|7444 |1961|8747 |1970|10515 |1980|12613 |1991|12809 |2001|12270 |2011|11723 |2021|11284 |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>}}
==Economy== The most significant industrial company in Vlašim is Sellier & Bellot, a manufacturer of ammunition. It employs more than 1,500 people.<ref>{{cite web |title=Registr ekonomických subjektů|url=https://csu.gov.cz/registr_ekonomickych_subjektu|work=Business Register|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|access-date=2026-05-25}}</ref>
==Transport== There are no major roads passing through the town.
Vlašim is located on the Benešov–Trhový Štěpánov railway line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Station details Vlašim|url=https://www.cd.cz/en/stanice/vlasim/55356|publisher=České dráhy|access-date=2026-05-25}}</ref>
In the northern part of the territory of Vlašim is a small airport, available for national public traffic.<ref>{{cite web |title=Představujeme česká a slovenská letiště: Vlašim (LKVL)|url=https://www.flying-revue.cz/predstavujeme-ceska-a-slovenska-letiste-vlasim-lkvl|publisher=Flying Revue|language=cs|date=2019-01-16|access-date=2025-01-14}}</ref>
==Culture== thumb|150px|Vlašim castle gate thumb|Church of Saint Giles The castle park hosts an annual festival on 1 May, which is a public holiday in the Czech Republic.<ref name=ovlasimi/>
==Sport== The town is home to FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim, an association football team that plays in the Czech National Football League, the second tier of Czech football.
==Sights== The main landmark of the town is the Vlašim Castle. The original Gothic castle was rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the 16th century.<ref name=nov2/> It is surrounded by a large English landscape garden with many pieces of romantic architecture such as the Chinese pavilion, Old Castle and its three gates.<ref name=ovlasimi>{{cite web |title=O Vlašimi|url=https://www.mesto-vlasim.cz/o-vlasimi/|publisher=Město Vlašim|language=cs|access-date=2021-06-30}}</ref>
The Church of Saint Giles is a late Gothic building, built in 1522–1523.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vlašim, kostel sv. Jiljí|url=https://www.nockostelu.cz/kostel/1010/|work=Noc kostelů|language=cs|access-date=2024-05-19}}</ref>
==Notable people== *Jan Očko of Vlašim (?–1380), Archbishop of Prague *Miluše Poupětová (born 1963), artist *Marcela Krinke-Susmelj (1965–2024), Czech-Swiss dressage rider *Luboš Kozel (born 1971), football player and manager *Libor Procházka (born 1974), ice hockey player *Stanislav Vlček (born 1976), footballer *Michal Rozsíval (born 1978), ice hockey player *Michal Řepík (born 1988), ice hockey player *Kristýna Kaltounková (born 2002), ice hockey player
==See also== *Votive Panel of Jan Očko of Vlašim
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category|Vlašim}} *{{official|https://www.mesto-vlasim.cz/}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vlasim}} Category:Populated places in Benešov District Category:Cities and towns in the Central Bohemian Region