Číhošť () is a municipality and village 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 300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Číhošť consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Číhošť (149) *Hlohov (49) *Hroznětín (35) *Tunochody (69) *Zdeslavice (32)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Číhošt (written as ''Čiehošt'' in old Czech), meaning "Číhošt's (court)".

Geography

Číhošť is located about northwest 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

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. The highest point is the Borovina hill at above sea level. In the municipality is located the officially calculated geographical centre of the Czech Republic. It is marked by a monument.

History

The first written mention of Číhošť is from 1347. From 1348 to 1806, silver was mined in the hills above the village. The village was the site of the so-called

Číhošť miracle The event commonly referred to as Číhošť miracle happened on 11 December 1949, during the third Sunday in Advent, in the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in the village of Číhošť, Havlíčkův Brod District, Czechoslovakia. The ...

in 1949, which led to a crackdown by communist authorities against the

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and murder of local priest

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Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Číhošť is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a Gothic building from the first half of the 14th century, built on the site of an older church.

References

External links

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