Nížkov is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Nížkov | |
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![]() Church of Saint Nicholas | |
Coordinates: 49°31′57″N 15°48′21″E / 49.53250°N 15.80583°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Vysočina |
District | Žďár nad Sázavou |
First mentioned | 1234 |
Area | |
• Total | 18.33 km2 (7.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 527 m (1,729 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 958 |
• Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 592 12 |
Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Buková and Špinov are administrative parts of Nížkov.
Etymology
editThe village was originally called Mníškov (from the Czech word mnich, i.e. 'monk'), but due to complicated pronunciation, the name was distorted to Nížkov.[2]
Geography
editNížkov is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Žďár nad Sázavou and 21 km (13 mi) northeast of Jihlava. It lies mostly in the Upper Sázava Hills. A small part of the municipal territory in the southeast extends into the Křižanov Highlands and includes the highest point of Nížkov at 615 m (2,018 ft) above sea level. The stream Poděšínský potok flows through the municipality.
History
editThe first written mention of Nížkov is from 1234, when there was founded a monastery with a wooden church by the monks from Osek.[2]
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Transport
editNížkov is located on the railway line Havlíčkův Brod–Žďár nad Sázavou.[5]
Sights
editThe main landmark of Nížkov is the Church of Saint Nicholas. It is an early Gothic church from the second half of the 13th century. In 1753, the Baroque nave was added and the tower was raised. The ossuary from 1709 stands in front of the west façade of the church.[2][6]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b c "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Nížkov. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Žďár nad Sázavou" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Nížkov" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Mikuláše s kostnicí a křížem" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-21.