Žďár (Mladá Boleslav District)

Žďár
Žďár
Municipality
	View from the south
	Flag Coat of arms
	Žďár Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°32′37″N 15°4′50″E / 50.54361°N 15.08056°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1403
Area
• Total	14.81 km2 (5.72 sq mi)
Elevation	239 m (784 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,532
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	294 11, 294 12
Website	www.obec-zdar.eu

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.

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

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,296	—
1880	1,588	+22.5%
1890	1,569	−1.2%
1900	1,457	−7.1%
1910	1,533	+5.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,499	−2.2%
1930	1,623	+8.3%
1950	1,434	−11.6%
1961	1,387	−3.3%
1970	1,324	−4.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,243	−6.1%
1991	1,206	−3.0%
2001	1,162	−3.6%
2011	1,265	+8.9%
2021	1,460	+15.4%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. However, the D1 motorway from Prague to Turnov and the railway line Mladá Boleslav–Turnov run along the northwestern municipal border just outside the municipality.

Sights

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

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie obce – podrobně" (in Czech). Obec Žďár. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Významné stavby v obci" (in Czech). Obec Žďár. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
^ "Zámeček Bellevue (nepřístupný)". Jizerky (in Czech). Liberec Region. Retrieved 2023-01-25.

External links

Official website

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

[2] "Historie obce – podrobně" (in Czech). Obec Žďár. Retrieved 2023-01-25.

[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.

[sights-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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