Žleby
Žleby is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Žleby | |
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.jpg.webp) Zámecké Square, centre of Žleby | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Žleby Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°53′25″N 15°28′55″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kutná Hora |
| First mentioned | 1278 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.64 km2 (5.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 243 m (797 ft) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,361 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 285 61, 286 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
Villages of Kamenné Mosty, Markovice and Zehuby are administrative parts of Žleby.
Sights
Žleby is well known for the baroque-romanticistic Žleby Castle. Its existence was first mentioned in 1289.[2] Its part is an English landscape garden with an area of 24 ha. It was established in the 2nd half of the 19th century, when romanticistic modifications of the castle were made.[3]
Castle's deer park is known as one of two preserves that cherish white stag, and has plenty of other wild animals, especially the hunting birds. It was founded in 1973 and with an area of 130 ha it is one of the largest deer parks in the country.[4]
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
- "Stručná historie zámku Žleby" (in Czech). Žleby Castle. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- "Anglický krajinářský park" (in Czech). Žleby Castle. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- "Obora Žleby" (in Czech). Hrady.cz. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
