Žehušice is a market town in

Kutná Hora District Kutná Hora District ( cs, okres Kutná Hora) is a district ('' okres'') within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Kutná Hora. Complete list of municipalities Adamov - Bernardov - '' Bílé Podolí'' - B ...

in the

Central Bohemian Region The Central Bohemian Region ( cz, Středočeský kraj, german: Mittelböhmische Region) is an administrative unit ( cz, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in ...

of the

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. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Bojmany is an administrative part of Žehušice.

Sights

Žehušice is known for the

Deer Park Žehušice Deer Park Žehušice ( cs, Žehušická obora) is a nature monument in the municipal territory of Žehušice in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Location The deer park is located about east of Kutná Hora. History Deer Park � ...

. It is a large deer park, founded by the noble Thun-Hohenstein family in 1867. Among other animals, a rare herd of

white stag A white stag (or white hind for the female) is a white-colored red deer, wapiti, sika deer, chital, fallow deer, roe deer, white-tailed deer, black-tailed deer, reindeer, moose, or rusa, explained by a condition known as leucism that causes i ...

s is kept in it. Today it is protected as a nature monument. The deer park is privately owned and is closed to the public.

Gallery

Žehušice, old gate.jpg, Old gate Žehušice, bell tower.jpg, Bell tower

References

External links

* Market towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Kutná Hora District {{CentralBohemia-geo-stub