Počátky (German: Potschatek) is a town in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.

The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Počátky consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2] In the area there are springs of many watercourses.

The Bohemian part includes Heřmaneč, Léskovec and Počátky (with the exception of agro-forest lands in the south).

In the early 20th century, Svatá Kateřina Spa with a healing spring was established and Počátky became a tourist centre.

The train station called Počátky-Žirovnice, which serves Počátky, is located in neighbouring Stojčín.

The museum also manages the Otokar Březina birth house with an exposition on the life and work of the town's most famous native.

[10] Some of the scenes of the films and TV series Cutting It Short (1980), Návštěvníci (1983) and The Ride (1994) were shot here.