The VysoÃÂina Region (; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Jihlava.
The region is located in the central part of the country. It is one of just three in the country (the others being Prague and the Central Bohemian Region) which does not have a border with a foreign country.
The VysoÃÂina Region is home to three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the most in any region in the Czech Republic.
The VysoÃÂina Region is divided into 5 districts:
On a lower level, the region has 704 municipalities, second-most in the country behind the Central Bohemian Region.
The region is located in the central part of the Czech Republic, partly in the southeast of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the southwest of the historical region of Moravia. The entire VysoÃÂina Region is located in the nature region of Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, from whose colloquial name vysoÃÂina (meaning "the highlands") the region got its name. Within the country, the region has a relatively high altitude and is the source of many rivers. The most important rivers are the Sázava, Jihlava, Svratka and Oslava.
As of 1 January 2024 the population of the VysoÃÂina Region was 517,960, which was the third lowest out of regions in the Czech Republic. 49.7% of population were men, which was the highest share in the Czech Republic. The density of VysoÃÂina Region is the second lowest in the Czech Republic (75 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>).
The table shows cities and towns in the region with the largest population (as of 1 January 2024):
With three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the region is home to more of these than any other region of the Czech Republic. These are the historical centre of TelÃÂ, the Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk in à ½ÃÂár nad Sázavou and the Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Tà ÂebÃÂÃÂ.
The VysoÃÂina Region is intersected by the D1 motorway, which passes through Jihlava on the way between Prague and Brno. A total of of motorway is present in the region. The length of operated railway lines in the region is . In 2014 a plan was announced by which a high-speed train, capable of reaching speeds of would run through the region, involving a total of four stops within the territory. Construction is projected to begin in 2025.
In the VysoÃÂina Region there is only one organisation providing further education, namely the public College of Polytechnics Jihlava. From 2003 to 2019 there also used to be private Westmoravian College in TÃ ÂebÃÂÃÂ.