Křižánky

Křižánky
Křižánky
Municipality
	Church of Our Lady of Help
	Flag Coat of arms
	Křižánky Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°41′9″N 16°3′53″E / 49.68583°N 16.06472°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Žďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned	1392
Area
• Total	11.97 km2 (4.62 sq mi)
Elevation	615 m (2,018 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	391
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	592 02
Website	obeckrizanky.cz

Křižánky is a municipality in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Most of the built-up area with well preserved folk architecture is protected by law as a village monument reservation.

Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of the villages of České Křižánky, České Milovy and Moravské Křižánky.

Geography

Křižánky is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) northeast of Žďár nad Sázavou and 64 km (40 mi) northwest of Brno. The municipality lies on both banks of the Svratka River, which forms the border between the historical lands of Bohemia and Moravia. The stream Kyšperský potok, which flows into the Svratka in the municipality, supplies the relatively large Kyšperský pond.

Křižánky is located in the Upper Svratka Highlands and within the Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area. The mountain Devět skal, which is with an elevation of 836 metres (2,743 ft) the highest peak of the Upper Svratka Highlands and the second highest peak of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, is located in the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Křižánky is from 1392.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,399	—
1880	1,392	−0.5%
1890	1,197	−14.0%
1900	1,197	+0.0%
1910	1,189	−0.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,163	−2.2%
1930	1,132	−2.7%
1950	777	−31.4%
1961	723	−6.9%
1970	618	−14.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	520	−15.9%
1991	406	−21.9%
2001	367	−9.6%
2011	361	−1.6%
2021	374	+3.6%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Křižánky is the Church of Our Lady of Help. It was built in 1932–1934.^[5]

For its preserved folk architecture, most of the built-up area is protected as a village monument reservation. The village consists of scattered wooden and brick houses and farm buildings from the 18th–20th centuries.^[6]

Notable people

František Cína Jelínek (1882–1961), landscape painter; lived and worked here

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Symboly obce" (in Czech). Obec Křižánky. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel" (in Czech). Obec Křižánky. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
^ "Křižánky" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-08.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Symboly obce" (in Czech). Obec Křižánky. Retrieved 2022-04-25.

[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" (in Czech). Obec Křižánky. Retrieved 2022-06-17.

[6] "Křižánky" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-08.

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