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Ždírec (Jihlava District)

Coordinates: 49°27′18″N 15°40′43″E / 49.45500°N 15.67861°E / 49.45500; 15.67861
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Ždírec
Retirement home by the main road
Retirement home by the main road
Flag of Ždírec
Coat of arms of Ždírec
Ždírec is located in Czech Republic
Ždírec
Ždírec
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°27′18″N 15°40′43″E / 49.45500°N 15.67861°E / 49.45500; 15.67861
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictJihlava
First mentioned1233
Area
 • Total10.37 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
Elevation
515 m (1,690 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total450
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
588 13
Websitewww.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

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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

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869344—    
1880437+27.0%
1890467+6.9%
1900430−7.9%
1910415−3.5%
YearPop.±%
1921411−1.0%
1930393−4.4%
1950348−11.5%
1961348+0.0%
1970347−0.3%
YearPop.±%
1980338−2.6%
1991320−5.3%
2001388+21.2%
2011338−12.9%
2021496+46.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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

Sights

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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

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ a b c "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.
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