Panská Lhota

Center of the village of Panská Lhota.

Panská Lhota is a part of the town of Brtnice located in the district of Jihlava in the Vysočina Region. The Rokštejn castle belongs to the village. Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. The first written mention comes from 1234.

In the years 1869–1950, the village of Dolní Smrčné belonged here. In the years 1869–1988, the settlement of Malá belonged to Panská Lhota. On January 1, 1989, it became a local part of Brtnice .

Panská Lhota is where many of our relatives settled after our ancestors immigrated to America. We had some more great meals; the grandmother and great-grandmother loved feeding us.

Fila ancestors from Panská Lhota.


Church of Saint Anthony in Panská Lhota.


Fila relatives that spent the day traveling to multiple Fila villages with us.

Kolaches in a style we’d never seen.


Kolaches like grandma used to make.


Three generations of Filas in Panská Lhota. The grandmother “loved” having us there. She wouldn’t let go of me.