Žehušice is a market town in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Žehušice | |
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 Žehušice Castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Žehušice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°58′10″N 15°24′27″E / 49.96944°N 15.40750°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kutná Hora |
| First mentioned | 1350 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 876 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 285 75 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts edit
The village of Bojmany is an administrative part of Žehušice.
Etymology edit
The name is derived from the personal name Žehuš, meaning "the village of Žehuš's people".[2]
Geography edit
Žehušice is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Kutná Hora and 26 km (16 mi) west of Pardubice. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. The market town is situated on the left bank of the Doubrava River, at the confluence of the Doubrava and Brslenka rivers.
History edit
The first written mention of Žehušice is from 1350. The village was promoted to a market town in 1540 by Emperor Ferdinand I, but it lost this title in 1601. From 1661 to 1918, Žehušice was owned by the Thun und Hohenstein family. In 1865, Žehušice was once again promoted to a market town.[3]
Demographics edit
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Transport edit
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights edit
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Žehušice is known for the Deer Park Žehušice. It is a 270 hectares (670 acres) large deer park, founded by the Thun und Hohenstein family in 1867. Among other animals, a rare herd of white stags is kept in it. Today it is protected as a nature monument. The deer park is privately owned and is closed to the public.[6] The landscape around Žehušice, including the deer park and the castle park of the nearby Kačina castle, is protected as a landscape monument zone, because it is a uniquely preserved document of Baroque urbanism and a Baroque composed landscape.[7]
The Žehušice Castle is located next to the deer park. It is an early Baroque castle whose construction was completed in 1679. In 1826, it was rebuilt in the Empire style. A castle park is adjacent to the castle.[8]
A notable building is the former Renaissance fortress, also called Old Castle. In addition to its historical value, it is known as the birthplace of Giovanni Punto. Today the building is dilapidated and unused.[9]
The Church of Saint Mark belongs to the main landmarks of Žehušice. It was built in the Baroque style in 1760. Next to the church is an atypical separate bell tower, built in the Moorish style.[10]
Notable people edit
- Giovanni Punto (1746–1803), horn player
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). pp. 822–823.
- ^ "Žehušice v datech" (in Czech). Městys Žehušice. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kutná Hora" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 19–20.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Žehušice" (in Czech). Městys Žehušice. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ "Žehušicko – krajinná památková zóna" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "Bývalá tvrz, tzv. Starý zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Marka" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
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