Černá (Žďár nad Sázavou District)

Černá
Černá
Municipality
	Centre of Černá
	Flag Coat of arms
	Černá Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°25′34″N 15°51′50″E / 49.42611°N 15.86389°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Žďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned	1464
Area
• Total	10.45 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Elevation	523 m (1,716 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	294
• Density	28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	594 42
Website	www.obeccerna.cz

Černá is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Milíkov is an administrative part of Černá.

Geography

Černá is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Žďár nad Sázavou and 19 km (12 mi) east of Jihlava. It lies in the Křižanov Highlands. The Křivý brook flows through the municipality. The territory is rich in small fish ponds.

History

The first written mention of Černá is from 1464. In 1556, the village was bought by Vratislav II of Pernštejn. From 1559, it was owned by the Chroustenský family. Jan Rafael Chroustenský had built a Renaissance castle at the end of the 16th century. After the Battle of White Mountain, the properties of the Chroustenský family were confiscated, and in 1624 Černá was handed over to the Collalto family. They owned the estate until 1918, when the property was confiscated by the government.^[2]

Sights

The castle underwent a Baroque reconstruction in the 18th century, but it mainly concerned interiors and the Renaissance character of the castle was preserved. After 1948 the castle was owned by the municipality, and social and cultural events were held there. At the beginning of the 1990s, the building was sold to the new owner. Today the castle is privately owned and inaccessible to the public.^[2]