| Bačkov | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vysočina |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Havlíčkův Brod |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.7331°N 15.4592°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1307 |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.14 |
| Elevation M: | 500 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 118 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 582 91 |
Bačkov (pronounced as /cs/) is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Bačkov is located about 16km (10miles) north of Havlíčkův Brod and 37km (23miles) north of Jihlava. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at 537m (1,762feet) above sea level. There are several small fishponds in the municipal territory.
The first written mention of Bačkov is from 1307, when the village was acquired by the Benedictine monastery in Vilémov.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[3] In the centre of Bačkov is a chapel.