Křižanov (Žďár nad Sázavou District)

Křižanov
Market town
Town square
Town square
Flag of Křižanov
Flag
Coat of arms of Křižanov
Coat of arms
Křižanov is located in Czech Republic
Křižanov
Křižanov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°23′19″N 16°6′35″E / 49.38861°N 16.10972°E / 49.38861; 16.10972
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictŽďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned1239
Area
 • Total
13.64 km2 (5.27 sq mi)
Elevation
527 m (1,729 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,802
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
594 51
Websitewww.krizanov.cz

Křižanov is a market town in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Bojanov is an administrative part of Křižanov. It forms an exclave of the municipal territory.

Geography

Křižanov is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) southeast of Žďár nad Sázavou and 39 km (24 mi) northwest of Brno. It lies in the Křižanov Highlands. The highest point is at 587 m (1,926 ft) above sea level. The Libochovka River flows through the market town. The municipal territory is rich in fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Křižanov is from 1239. From 1297, Křižanov was referred to as a market town. The most notable owners of the estate was the Pernštejn family (1486–1560). They established fishponds here and helped the economic prosperity of Křižanov.[2][3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,705—    
18801,671−2.0%
18901,578−5.6%
19001,543−2.2%
19101,587+2.9%
YearPop.±%
19211,472−7.2%
19301,358−7.7%
19501,358+0.0%
19611,513+11.4%
19701,547+2.2%
YearPop.±%
19801,637+5.8%
19911,788+9.2%
20011,848+3.4%
20111,846−0.1%
20211,773−4.0%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The I/37 road, which connects the D1 motorway with Žďár nad Sázavou and continues to Pardubice, runs through Křižanov.

Křižanov is served by the train station named Křižanov on the lines Prague–Brno, Hustopeče–Křižanov and Velké Meziříčí–Křižanov, which is located in neighbouring Kozlov.[6]

Sights

Křižanov Castle

The Church of Saint Wenceslaus on the town square is an architecturally valuable Gothic building from the second half of the 14th century, when it replaced an old Romanesque church. Originally, the church was fortified.[7][8]

The second landmark of the town square is the town hall. It is a massive free-standing building with a turret. It has undergone a complicated construction development.[9]

The Křižanov Castle has a Renaissance core, but its current appearance dates from the 1860s. Today, the institute of social welfare is located there.[10]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie Křižanova" (in Czech). Městys Křižanov. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  3. ^ "Majitelé křižanovského panství" (in Czech). Městys Křižanov. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ^ "Detail stanice Křižanov" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  7. ^ "Kostel sv. Václava s křížem" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  8. ^ "Kostel sv. Václava" (in Czech). Městys Křižanov. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  9. ^ "Radnice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  10. ^ "Zámek s parkem a kaplí sv. Barbory" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
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