Lísek
Lísek | |
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Vojtěchov, a part of Lísek | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Lísek Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°35′13″N 16°12′4″E / 49.58694°N 16.20111°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Žďár nad Sázavou |
| First mentioned | 1360 |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.71 km2 (6.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 663 m (2,175 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 351 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 592 45, 593 01 |
| Website | www |
Lísek (until 1951 Lhota) is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Lísek consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Lísek (7)
- Lhota (364)
- Vojtěchov (21)
Etymology
The village of Lísek was founded on the site of a forest called Lísek. The name is derived from líska, meaning 'hazel'.[3]
Geography
Lísek is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of Žďár nad Sázavou and 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Brno. It lies in the Upper Svratka Highlands. The highest point is the hill Samotín at 773 m (2,536 ft) above sea level. The Bystřice Stream (a tributary of the Svratka) originates here and flows across the municipal territory.
History
The first written mention of Lhota is from 1360. The village initially belonged to the Pyšolec estate, then to the Pernštejn estate and after 1588 to the Bystřice estate.[3]
In 1951, the small village of Lísek (originally a municipal part of Velké Janovice) was annexed to the municipality and the entire municipality was renamed Lísek, because Lhota is a common Czech toponymy and confusions occurred.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a conciliation cross called U Pytláka. It commemorates a violent event of 1569, when a gamekeeper shot a poacher. It is valuable for its unusual workmanship and high degree of preservation.[3][6]
The main landmark of Lísek is the Church of Saint Nicholas. It was built in the Empire style in 1846–1852. It replaced an older church, which stood in the middle of the cemetery and was demolished after the countruction of the new church.[3]
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.
- ^ a b c d e "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Lísek. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Lísek". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-07-07.