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Žďár (Mladá Boleslav District)

Coordinates: 50°32′37″N 15°4′50″E / 50.54361°N 15.08056°E / 50.54361; 15.08056
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Žďár
View from the south
View from the south
Flag of Žďár
Coat of arms of Žďár
Žďár is located in Czech Republic
Žďár
Žďár
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°32′37″N 15°4′50″E / 50.54361°N 15.08056°E / 50.54361; 15.08056
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMladá Boleslav
First mentioned1403
Area
 • Total14.81 km2 (5.72 sq mi)
Elevation
239 m (784 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,532
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
294 11, 294 12
Websitewww.obec-zdar.eu

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 parts

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The villages of Břehy, Doubrava, Příhrazy, Skokovy and Žehrov are administrative parts of Žďár.

Geography

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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

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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.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,296—    
18801,588+22.5%
18901,569−1.2%
19001,457−7.1%
19101,533+5.2%
YearPop.±%
19211,499−2.2%
19301,623+8.3%
19501,434−11.6%
19611,387−3.3%
19701,324−4.5%
YearPop.±%
19801,243−6.1%
19911,206−3.0%
20011,162−3.6%
20111,265+8.9%
20211,460+15.4%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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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

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Former smithery

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.[5]

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.[5]

In the woods near Žehrov is a hunting lodge from 1820 called Belvín or Bellevue. It is inaccessible to the public.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie obce – podrobně" (in Czech). Obec Žďár. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ a b "Významné stavby v obci" (in Czech). Obec Žďár. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  6. ^ "Zámeček Bellevue (nepřístupný)". Jizerky (in Czech). Liberec Region. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
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