Administrative parts
Villages of Kamenné Mosty, Markovice and Zehuby are administrative parts of Žleby.Geography
Žleby is located about southeast of Kutná Hora and southwest of Pardubice. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is at above sea level. The Doubrava River flows through the municipality.History
The first written mention of Žleby is from 1278. In the Middle Ages, it used to be a Městys, market town. It was promoted to a market town in 1356, when it was owned by King Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV.Sights
Žleby is well known for the Žleby Castle. Its existence was first mentioned in 1289. It was originally a Gothic castle, later modified in the late Renaissance and late Baroque styles. in 1849–1868, it was rebuilt into its current neo-Gothic Romanticism, romantic form. The castle includes an English landscape garden with an area of , which was established during the last reconstruction of the castle. For its artistic and historical value, Žleby Castle is protected as a Cultural monument (Czech Republic), national cultural monument. The castle's Deer park (England), deer park is known as one of two preserves that cherish white stag, and has plenty of other wild animals, especially the hunting birds. It was founded in 1973 and with an area of 130 ha it is one of the largest deer parks in the country. The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is originally a Renaissance building, baroque rebuilt in the second half of the 18th century.References
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