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Zbýšov (Kutná Hora District)

Coordinates: 49°48′42″N 15°21′11″E / 49.81167°N 15.35306°E / 49.81167; 15.35306
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Zbýšov
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49°48′42″N 15°21′11″E / 49.81167°N 15.35306°E / 49.81167; 15.35306
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictKutná Hora
First mentioned1257
Area
 • Total
26.15 km2 (10.10 sq mi)
Elevation
394 m (1,293 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
600
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
286 01
Websitewww.zbysovvcechach.cz

Zbýšov is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Zbýšov consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Zbýšov (226)
  • Březí (63)
  • Chlum (41)
  • Damírov (44)
  • Klucké Chvalovice (105)
  • Krchlebská Lhota (27)
  • Opatovice (69)
  • Zbudovice (25)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Zbýš, meaning Zbýš's (court)".[3]

Geography

Zbýšov is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Kutná Hora and 38 km (24 mi) southwest of Pardubice. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at 505 m (1,657 ft) above sea level.

The upper course of the Klejnárka River flows through the municipality. Zbýšov is known for the fishpond Zbýšovský rybník, used for swimming and fishing.[4]

History

The first written mention of Zbýšov is from 1257.[5]

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The most important monument is the Church of The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1884.[8]

In Chlum is the ruin of the Chlum Castle. The castle was founded in 1276. Between 1620 and 1626, during the Thirty Years' War, it was looted several times and became abandoned. Only the south tower and three rock-cut basement rooms have survived to this day.[9]

Notable people

References

  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. 755.
  4. ↑ "Zbýšovský rybník" (in čeština). Obec Zbýšov. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  5. ↑ "Základní informace" (in čeština). Obec Zbýšov. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  6. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  7. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  8. ↑ "Kostel Narození sv. Jana Křtitele" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  9. ↑ "Hrad Chlum, zřícenina" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
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