Úsobí
Úsobí | |
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![]() Centre of Úsobí | |
Coordinates: 49°30′51″N 15°30′9″E / 49.51417°N 15.50250°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Vysočina |
District | Havlíčkův Brod |
First mentioned | 1307 |
Area | |
• Total | 12.97 km2 (5.01 sq mi) |
Elevation | 555 m (1,821 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 702 |
• Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 582 53, 582 54 |
Website | www |
Úsobí (German: Pollerskirchen) is a market town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
[edit]The villages of Chyška and Kosovy are administrative parts of Úsobí.
Geography
[edit]Úsobí is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Havlíčkův Brod and 13 km (8 mi) northwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is a hill at 688 m (2,257 ft) above sea level. There is a set of fishponds supplied by the brook Úsobský potok.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Úsobí is from 1307. In 1789, the village was promoted to a market town.[2]
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Economy
[edit]There was a 220-year tradition of glass manufacturing, commencing in 1779, with the initial site being the creation of a glass grinder underneath a pond.[5]
Transport
[edit]The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno runs through the southern part of the municipal territory.
Sights
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Usobi_kostel_DSC_6015.jpg/220px-Usobi_kostel_DSC_6015.jpg)
The main landmark of Úsobí is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was originally a Gothic building from the 13th century, rebuilt to its current form in 1759–1760.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Z historie městyse" (in Czech). Městys Úsobí. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Havlíčkův Brod" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 21–22.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Sklářská výroba v Úsobí" (in Czech). Havlíčkobrodský deník. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
External links
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