Ořechov (Jihlava District)
Municipality in Vysočina, Czech Republic
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Ořechov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈor̝ɛxof]) is a municipality and village in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 80 inhabitants.
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Ořechov | |
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Centre of Ořechov | |
  Ořechov Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°12′0″N 15°31′55″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Jihlava |
| First mentioned | 1355 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.90 km2 (1.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 635 m (2,083 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 76 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 588 62 |
| Website | www |
Ořechov lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south of Jihlava and 127 km (79 mi) south-east of Prague.
History
The first written mention of Ořechov is from 1355. From 1420 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, Ořechov was part of the Telč estate and shared its owners.[2]
Ořechov was the place where a group of parachutists landed in 1942 during the Out Distance operation.[3]
