Štoky () 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 2,000 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Štoky consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Štoky (1,511) *Petrovice (107) *Pozovice (97) *Smilov (110) *Studénka (78)

Geography

Štoky is located about south 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 north 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 on the border between 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 ...

and

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. The highest point is at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Štoky is from 1347. From 1436 to 1596, it was owned by the Trčka of Lípa family. Sometime during their rule, the village was promoted to a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

. Štoky was devastated during the

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, but soon it recovered and crafts flourished. The next period of prosperity came around 1760, when the

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–

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road was being built.

Demographics

Transport

The D1 motorway from Prague to

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

passes through the southern part of the municipal territory. The I/38 road from Jihlava to Havlíčkův Brod runs through the market town proper.

Sights

The main landmark of Štoky is the Church of Saint James the Great, built in the Gothic style. The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is located in Petrovice. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1799 and has also Neoclasical elements.

Notable people

Jaroslav Rössler Jaroslav Rössler (25 May 1902 – 5 January 1990) was a Czech photographer. He was a pioneer of Czech avant-garde photography and a member of the association of Czechs, Czech avant-garde artists Devětsil. Biography Rössler was born on 25 May ...

(1902–1990), photographer

References

External links

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