Pikárec

Pikárec
Municipality
Chapel of Saint Procopius
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Pikárec
Coordinates: 49°25′49″N 16°6′50″E / 49.43028°N 16.11389°E / 49.43028; 16.11389Coordinates: 49°25′49″N 16°6′50″E / 49.43028°N 16.11389°E / 49.43028; 16.11389
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Žďár nad Sázavou
Area
• Total	8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
Elevation	543 m (1,781 ft)
Population  (1.1.2013)
• Total	318
• Density	38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Postal code	592 53
Website	http://www.pikarec.cz

Pikárec is a village and municipality (obec) in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality has an area of 8.45 square kilometres (3.26 sq mi), and a population of 321 (as at 2 October 2006).

Pikárec is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Žďár nad Sázavou, 39 km (24 mi) east of Jihlava, and 142 km (88 mi) southeast of Prague.

The Second World War fighter ace Josef Stehlík, who served in both the French Air Force and the Royal Air Force, was born in Pikárec in 1915.^[1]

References[]

• Czech Statistical Office: Municipalities of Žďár nad Sázavou District

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