Pavlínov is a village and municipality (obec

Obec

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) in Žďár nad Sázavou District

Ždár nad Sázavou District

Žďár nad Sázavou District is a district within the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Žďár nad Sázavou, a town of 24,000 inhabitants built on the river Sázava...

 in the Vysočina Region

Vysocina Region

Vysočina Region , is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located partly in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the south-west of the historical region of Moravia...

 of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 7.53 square kilometres (2.9 sq mi), and has a population of 255 (as at 2 October 2006).

Pavlínov lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of Žďár nad Sázavou

Ždár nad Sázavou

Žďár nad Sázavou is a city in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has approximately 24,000 inhabitants and is the administrative capital of the Žďár nad Sázavou District. The city is a prominent centre of tourism, as a ski resort in winter and a popular destination for cycling and...

, 21 km (13 mi) east of Jihlava

Jihlava

Jihlava is a city in the Czech Republic. Jihlava is a centre of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava river on the ancient frontier between Moravia and Bohemia, and is the oldest mining town in the Czech Republic, ca. 50 years older than Kutná Hora.Among the principal buildings are the...

, and 132 km (82 mi) south-east of Prague

Prague

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.