Žižkovo Pole

Žižkovo Pole is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Žižkovo Pole
Municipality
Church of Saint Michael the Archangel
Flag Coat of arms
Žižkovo Pole Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°36′38″N 15°44′7″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Havlíčkův Brod
First mentioned	1303
Area
• Total	14.32 km2 (5.53 sq mi)
Elevation	516 m (1,693 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	395
• Density	28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	582 22
Website	www.zizkovopole.cz

Administrative parts

The village of Macourov is an administrative part of Žižkovo Pole.

Etymology

The name literally means "Žižka's field".

Geography

Žižkovo Pole is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Havlíčkův Brod and 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Jihlava. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at 568 m (1,864 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Žižkovo Pole is from 1303. The settlement was probably founded at the end of the 13th century and was mostly populated by miners.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 712 —     1880 783 +10.0% 1890 712 −9.1% 1900 696 −2.2% 1910 720 +3.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 735 +2.1% 1930 634 −13.7% 1950 569 −10.3% 1961 496 −12.8% 1970 453 −8.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 405 −10.6% 1991 368 −9.1% 2001 357 −3.0% 2011 341 −4.5% 2021 383 +12.3%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The I/19 road from Havlíčkův Brod to Žďár nad Sázavou runs along the southwestern municipal border.

Sights

Žižka's Mound

The main landmark of Žižkovo Pole is the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel. It was an early Gothic church, rebuilt in the Baroque style aorund 1740.^[5]

In the southern part of the municipality, between the fields, is Žižka's Mound. It is a 16 m (52 ft) high conical memorial, which is said to be located at the place where Jan Žižka died, although today many experts dispute that this is the exact location. It dates from 1874.^[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Žižkovo Pole. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
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. "Kostel sv. Michaela archanděla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
6. "Žižkova mohyla u Přibyslavi" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-09-18.

External links

• Official website