Žďár (Mladá Boleslav District)

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.

Žďár
Municipality
View from the south
View from the south
Flag of Žďár
Flag
Coat of arms of Žďár
Coat of arms
Žďár is located in Czech Republic
Žďár
Žďár
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°32′37″N 15°4′50″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMladá Boleslav
First mentioned1403
Area
 • Total14.81 km2 (5.72 sq mi)
Elevation
239 m (784 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,507
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
294 11, 294 12
Websitewww.obec-zdar.eu

Administrative parts

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

Geography

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

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
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]

Sights
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
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Historie obce – podrobně" (in Czech). Obec Žďár. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mladá Boleslav" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 19–20.
  4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. "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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