Žižkovo Pole

Žižkovo Pole
Žižkovo Pole
Municipality
	Church of Saint Michael the Archangel
	Flag Coat of arms
	Žižkovo Pole Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°36′38″N 15°44′7″E / 49.61056°N 15.73528°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Havlíčkův Brod
First mentioned	1303
Area
• Total	14.32 km2 (5.53 sq mi)
Elevation	516 m (1,693 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	395
• Density	28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	582 22
Website	www.zizkovopole.cz

Žižkovo Pole is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Macourov is an administrative part of Žižkovo Pole.

Etymology

The name literally means "Žižka's field".

Geography

Žižkovo Pole is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Havlíčkův Brod and 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Jihlava. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at 568 m (1,864 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Žižkovo Pole is from 1303. The settlement was probably founded at the end of the 13th century and was mostly populated by miners.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	712	—
1880	783	+10.0%
1890	712	−9.1%
1900	696	−2.2%
1910	720	+3.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	735	+2.1%
1930	634	−13.7%
1950	569	−10.3%
1961	496	−12.8%
1970	453	−8.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	405	−10.6%
1991	368	−9.1%
2001	357	−3.0%
2011	341	−4.5%
2021	383	+12.3%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The I/19 road from Havlíčkův Brod to Žďár nad Sázavou runs along the southwestern municipal border.

Sights

The main landmark of Žižkovo Pole is the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel. It was an early Gothic church, rebuilt in the Baroque style aorund 1740.^[5]

In the southern part of the municipality, between the fields, is Žižka's Mound. It is a 16 m (52 ft) high conical memorial, which is said to be located at the place where Jan Žižka died, although today many experts dispute that this is the exact location. It dates from 1874.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Žižkovo Pole. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Michaela archanděla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
^ "Žižkova mohyla u Přibyslavi" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-09-18.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Žižkovo Pole. Retrieved 2022-09-18.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Kostel sv. Michaela archanděla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-28.

[6] "Žižkova mohyla u Přibyslavi" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-09-18.

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