Ždírec (Jihlava District)

Ždírec
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 / 49.45500°N 15.67861°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Jihlava
First mentioned	1233
Area
• Total	10.37 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
Elevation	515 m (1,690 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	443
• Density	43/km2 (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 400 inhabitants.

Geography[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Sights[edit]

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[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Strategický rozvojový plán obce Ždírec na období let 2019–2022" (in Czech). Obec Ždírec. pp. 2, 11. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Jihlava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[history-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 – Okres Jihlava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.

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

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