Ždírec | |
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 Retirement home by the main road | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Ždírec Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°27′18″N 15°40′43″E / 49.45500°N 15.67861°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Jihlava |
| First mentioned | 1233 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.37 km2 (4.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 515 m (1,690 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 450 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 588 13 |
| Website | www |
Ždírec (German: Seelenz) is a municipality and village in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Geography[edit]
Ždírec is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Jihlava. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at 552 m (1,811 ft) above sea level. The stream Ždírecký potok flows through the municipality. The stream supplies several small fishponds.
History[edit]
The first written mention of Ždírec is from 1233. From the 13th century until 1945 Ždírec was ethnically a German village. It belonged to the German-speaking enclave called Jihlava Language Island. After World War II, the Germans were expelled and the municipality was resettled by Czechs.[2]
Demographics[edit]
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Transport[edit]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights[edit]
The main landmark of Ždírec is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was built in the pseudo-Gothic style in 1893–1898, after the old church was destroyed by a fire in 1890. It became protected as a cultural monument in 1958.[2]
Other sights include a Baroque sculptural group of Saint John of Nepomuk from 1743, a Baroque statue of Saint Anthony of Padua from 1753, and the building of retirement home from 1926 with the Chapel of the Virgin Mary.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b c "Strategický rozvojový plán obce Ždírec na období let 2019–2022" (in Czech). Obec Ždírec. pp. 2, 11. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Jihlava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links[edit]
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