Úsobí () is a market town in

Havlíčkův Brod District Havlíčkův Brod District () is a district in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Havlíčkův Brod. Administrative division Havlíčkův Brod District is divided into three administrative districts of municip ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Úsobí consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Úsobí (573) *Chyška (83) *Kosovy (20)

Geography

Úsobí is located about southwest of

Havlíčkův Brod Havlíčkův Brod (, until 1945 Německý Brod; ) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban mon ...

and northwest of

Jihlava Jihlava (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. Jihlava is the capital of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava (river), Jihlava River on the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia. Historically, Jihla ...

. It lies in the

Křemešník Highlands The Křemešník Highlands () are highlands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mainly in the Vysočina Region, but it also extends into the South Bohemian and Central Bohemian regions. With an area of , it i ...

. The highest point is a hill at above sea level. There is a set of fishponds supplied by the brook Úsobský potok.

History

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

Demographics

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.

Transport

The D1 motorway from

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

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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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Usobi Market towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Havlíčkův Brod District