Úsobí (German: Pollerskirchen) is a market town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Úsobí | |
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![]() Centre of Úsobí | |
Coordinates: 49°30′51″N 15°30′9″E / 49.51417°N 15.50250°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Vysočina |
District | Havlíčkův Brod |
First mentioned | 1307 |
Area | |
• Total | 12.97 km2 (5.01 sq mi) |
Elevation | 555 m (1,821 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 702 |
• Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 582 53, 582 54 |
Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Chyška and Kosovy are administrative parts of Úsobí.
Geography
editÚsobí is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Havlíčkův Brod and 13 km (8 mi) northwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is a hill at 688 m (2,257 ft) above sea level. There is a set of fishponds supplied by the brook Úsobský potok.
History
editThe first written mention of Úsobí is from 1307. In 1789, the village was promoted to a market town.[2]
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Economy
editThere was a 220-year tradition of glass manufacturing, commencing in 1779, with the initial site being the creation of a glass grinder underneath a pond.[5]
Transport
editThe D1 motorway from Prague to Brno runs through the southern part of the municipal territory.
Sights
editThe main landmark of Úsobí is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was originally a Gothic building from the 13th century, rebuilt to its current form in 1759–1760.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Z historie městyse" (in Czech). Městys Úsobí. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Havlíčkův Brod" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 21–22.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Sklářská výroba v Úsobí" (in Czech). Havlíčkobrodský deník. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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