Úsobí

Úsobí
Úsobí
Market town
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	Coordinates: 49°30′51″N 15°30′9″E / 49.51417°N 15.50250°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Havlíčkův Brod
First mentioned	1307
Area
• Total	12.97 km2 (5.01 sq mi)
Elevation	555 m (1,821 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	724
• Density	55.8/km2 (145/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	582 53, 582 54
Website	www.usobi.cz

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 division

Úsobí consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Úsobí (573)
Chyška (83)
Kosovy (20)

Etymology

The name Úsobí is derived from the Old Czech verb usobiti, i.e. 'gain', 'acquire'. The word úsobí probably meant 'acquired assets'.^[3]

Geography

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. In the territory of Úsobí is a system of fishponds supplied by the stream Úsobský potok.

History

The first written mention of Úsobí is from 1307. In 1789, the village was promoted to a market town.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,445	—
1880	1,543	+6.8%
1890	1,509	−2.2%
1900	1,462	−3.1%
1910	1,572	+7.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,577	+0.3%
1930	1,390	−11.9%
1950	957	−31.2%
1961	1,043	+9.0%
1970	901	−13.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	840	−6.8%
1991	709	−15.6%
2001	706	−0.4%
2011	659	−6.7%
2021	676	+2.6%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Economy

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.^[7]

Transport

The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno runs through the southern part of the municipal territory.

Sights

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.^[4]

References

↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
↑ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in čeština). p. 451.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Z historie městyse" (in čeština). Městys Úsobí. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
↑ "Sklářská výroba v Úsobí". Deník.cz (in čeština). 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2024-03-28.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[3] Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in čeština). p. 451.

[history-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Z historie městyse" (in čeština). Městys Úsobí. Retrieved 2021-10-26.

[5] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[6] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[7] "Sklářská výroba v Úsobí". Deník.cz (in čeština). 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2024-03-28.

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