Číhošť (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtʃiːɦoʃc]) is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Číhošť | |
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 Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Číhošť Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°44′31″N 15°20′6″E / 49.74194°N 15.33500°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Havlíčkův Brod |
| First mentioned | 1347 |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.27 km2 (6.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 545 m (1,788 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 353 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 582 87, 584 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Hlohov, Hroznětín, Tunochody and Zdeslavice are administrative parts of Číhošť.
Etymology
editThe name is derived from the personal name Číhošt (written as Čiehošt in old Czech), meaning "Číhošt's (court)".[2]
Geography
editČíhošť is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Havlíčkův Brod and 41 km (25 mi) northwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is the Borovina hill at 587 m (1,926 ft) above sea level.
In the municipality is located the officially calculated geographical centre of the Czech Republic. It is marked by a monument.[3]
History
editThe first written mention of Číhošť is from 1347.[4] From 1348 to 1806, silver was mined in the hills above the village.[5]
The village was the site of the so-called Číhošť miracle in 1949, which led to a crackdown by communist authorities against the Catholic Church and murder of local priest Josef Toufar.[4][3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editThe main landmark of Číhošť is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a Gothic building from the first half of the 14th century, built on the site of an older church.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 345–346.
- ^ a b "Geografický střed České republiky v Číhošti" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ a b Saadouni, Štěpánka (2018-05-02). "Jak jsme žili v Československu. Obec Číhošť" (in Czech). Deník.cz. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Číhošť. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
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