Žďár (Mladá Boleslav District)
Žďár | |
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View from the south | |
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Žďár Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°32′37″N 15°4′50″E / 50.54361°N 15.08056°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1403 |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.81 km2 (5.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 239 m (784 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,514 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 294 11, 294 12 |
| Website | www |
Žďár is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Žďár consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Žďár (278)
- Břehy (94)
- Doubrava (783)
- Příhrazy (29)
- Skokovy (87)
- Žehrov (189)
Etymology
Žďár is a common Czech toponymy. In the Middle Ages, the Old Czech word žďár denoted a place where the forest had been cleared and burned to make way for meadows and fields.[3]
Geography
Žďár is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Mladá Boleslav and 23 km (14 mi) south of Liberec. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is at 375 m (1,230 ft) above sea level. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Bohemian Paradise Protected Landscape Area.
History
The first written mention of Žďár is from 1403. Until 1547, the village was owned by the Wartenberg family as part of the Rohozec estate.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. However, the D1 motorway from Prague to Turnov and the railway line Mladá Boleslav–Turnov run along the northwestern municipal border just outside the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Žďár is the Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1903–1904.[7]
A valuable house is the former smithery, which is a timbered building with a brick ground floor from the first half of the 18th century.[7]
In the woods near Žehrov is a hunting lodge from 1820 called Belvín or Bellevue. It is inaccessible to the public.[8]
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 815.
- ^ "Historie obce – podrobně" (in Czech). Obec Žďár. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Významné stavby v obci" (in Czech). Obec Žďár. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ "Zámeček Bellevue (nepřístupný)". Jizerky (in Czech). Liberec Region. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
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