Žirov
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Kraj Vysočina | ||||
| District : | Pelhřimov | ||||
| Area : | 282 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 28 ' N , 15 ° 19' E | ||||
| Height: | 564 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 84 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 393 01 | ||||
| License plate : | J | ||||
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| Street: | Velký Rybník - Zachotín | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Josef Hrala (as of 2018) | ||||
| Address: | Žirov 30 393 01 Pelhřimov |
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| Municipality number: | 561908 | ||||
| Website : | www.zirov.cz | ||||
Žirov (German Schirow ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic . It is located eight kilometers northeast of Pelhřimov and belongs to the Okres Pelhřimov .
geography
Žirov is located on the ridge between the Kopaninský potok and Kladinský potok valleys in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands . The Černý vrch (614 m) rises north of the village. In the south-east are the Horní and Dolní Kladiny, two larger reservoirs of 28 and 32 hectares respectively. There are numerous remote farms in the vicinity of the village.
Neighboring towns are Velký Rybník and Mladé Bříště in the north, Mysletín in the northeast, Pazderny and Zachotín in the east, Částonín in the southeast, Kocourovy Lhotky in the south, Rybníček and Útěchovičky in the west and Dehtáře and Onšovice in the northwest.
history
The first written mention of Žirův dvůr comes from 1379. Velký Rybník belonged to the episcopal rule Řečice at that time . After their division, the lords Leskovský received from Leskovec Žirov. After the death of Kryštof Leskovský in 1597 Heřman the Elder Říčanský of Říčany bought his property. After the Battle of White Mountain , Jan Říčanský's goods were confiscated and the Archdiocese of Prague took Žirov back.
Until the end of patrimonial Žirov remained under the rule of Červená Řečice and became an independent municipality in 1850. Between 1869 and 1902, Žirov was part of the Zachotín municipality and then formed its own municipality again. In 1974 it was incorporated into Strměchy and together with this municipality on January 1, 1980 in the town of Pelhřimov . Since 1990 Žirov has been independent again.
Community structure
No districts are shown for the municipality of Žirov.
Attractions
- Small chapel on the village square
Web links
- Žirov. At: Sdružení mikroregionu Pelhřimov.
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/obec/561908/Zirov
- ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)