Ždírec (Jihlava District)

Ždírec
Municipality
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
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Jihlava
First mentioned	1233
Area
• Total	10.37 km^2 (4.00 sq mi)
Elevation	515 m (1,690 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	450
• Density	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	588 13
Website	www.obeczdirec.cz

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

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

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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 344 —     1880 437 +27.0% 1890 467 +6.9% 1900 430 −7.9% 1910 415 −3.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 411 −1.0% 1930 393 −4.4% 1950 348 −11.5% 1961 348 +0.0% 1970 347 −0.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 338 −2.6% 1991 320 −5.3% 2001 388 +21.2% 2011 338 −12.9% 2021 496 +46.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Church of Saint Wenceslaus

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

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Strategický rozvojový plán obce Ždírec na období let 2019–2022" (in Czech). Obec Ždírec. pp. 2, 11. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
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.

External links

• Official website