Žirovnice
Town
View of the Žirovnice Castle
View of the Žirovnice Castle
Flag of Žirovnice
Flag
Coat of arms of Žirovnice
Coat of arms
Žirovnice is located in Czech Republic
Žirovnice
Žirovnice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°15′12″N 15°11′18″E / 49.25333°N 15.18833°E / 49.25333; 15.18833
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictPelhřimov
First mentioned1358
Government
 • MayorRadek Vopravil
Area
 • Total44.42 km2 (17.15 sq mi)
Elevation
565 m (1,854 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total3,121
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
394 68
Websitewww.zirovnice.cz

Žirovnice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʒɪrovɲɪtsɛ]; German: Serownitz) is a town in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Cholunná, Litkovice, Stranná, Štítné, Vlčetín and Žirov are administrative parts of Žirovnice.

Geography

Žirovnice is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) south of Pelhřimov and 32 km (20 mi) southwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The small river of Žirovnička flows through the town. The area is rich in small fishponds.

History

The town was built around a castle of the same name. The first written mention of Žirovnice is from 1358.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18693,200—    
18803,503+9.5%
18903,936+12.4%
19003,908−0.7%
19104,530+15.9%
YearPop.±%
19214,349−4.0%
19304,231−2.7%
19503,354−20.7%
19613,298−1.7%
19703,282−0.5%
YearPop.±%
19803,384+3.1%
19913,127−7.6%
20013,056−2.3%
20112,874−6.0%
20212,761−3.9%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Economy

Žirovnice was traditionally town of weavers, but in 1863, manufacturing of buttons from nacre was introduced. In the 1940s, nearly 100 nacre-processing manufactures existed in the small town. After Communists seized power in 1948, these manufactures were nationalized and transformed into one company, which still exists.[5]

Sights

Main sights are the Žirovnice Castle and Church of Saints Philip and James. In the castle there is a museum of button-manufacturing and nacre-processing.[5]

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Žirovnice is twinned with:[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ↑ "Historie zámku" (in Czech). Město Žirovnice. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  3. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Pelhřimov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 21–22.
  4. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. 1 2 "Expozice perleti" (in Czech). Město Žirovnice. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  6. ↑ "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Žirovnice. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
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