Ždírec (Jihlava District)

Ždírec (German: Seelenz) is a municipality and village in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Ždírec
Retirement home by the main road
Ždírec
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°27′18″N 15°40′43″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictJihlava
First mentioned1233
Area
  Total10.37 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
Elevation
515 m (1,690 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
  Total417
  Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
588 13
Websitewww.obeczdirec.cz

Geography

Ždírec lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Jihlava. The municipality is located in the Upper Sázava Hills within the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. The Ždírecký Stream flows through the municipality. There are several small fish ponds on the stream.

History

Church of Saint Wenceslaus

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 the World War II, the Germans were expelled and the municipality was resettled by Czechs.[2]

Sights

The landmark of Ždírec is the parish 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 cultural landmark of the Czech Republic in 1958.[2]

Other sights include Baroque sculptural group of Saint John of Nepomuk from 1743, Baroque statue of Anthony of Padua from 1753, or the building of retirement home from 1926 with Chapel of the Virgin Mary.[2]

References


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