Křižánky

49°41′9″N 16°3′53″E / 49.68583°N 16.06472°E / 49.68583; 16.06472Country Czech RepublicRegionVysočinaDistrictŽďár nad SázavouFirst mentioned1392Area • Total11.97 km² (4.62 sq mi)Elevation615 m (2,018 ft)Population • Total394 • Density33/km² (85/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsiteobeckrizanky.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

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