Žďár is a municipality and village in

Mladá Boleslav District Mladá Boleslav District () is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Mladá Boleslav. Administrative division Mladá Boleslav District is divided into two administrative districts of municipal ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Žďár consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Žďár (278) *Břehy (94) *Doubrava (783) *Příhrazy (29) *Skokovy (87) *Žehrov (189)

Etymology

Žďár is a common Czech toponymy. In the Middle Ages, the Old Czech word ''žďár'' denoted a place where the forest had been cleared and burned to make way for meadows and fields.

Geography

Žďár is located about northeast of

Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It lies on the left bank of the Jizera (river), Jizera River. Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region. I ...

and south of

Liberec Liberec (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 108,000 inhabitants, making it the fifth largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse River, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well preserved and is pr ...

. It lies in the

Jičín Uplands The Jičín Uplands () are uplands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Hradec Králové, Liberec and Central Bohemian regions. Geomorphology The Jičín Uplands are a mesoregion of the North Bohemian ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. Most of the municipal territory lies in the

Bohemian Paradise Bohemian Paradise () is a natural and cultural region in the Czech Republic. It is a designated protected landscape area with an area of . Bohemian Paradise is also the name of a geopark with an area of , which is the only UNESCO Global Geopark ...

Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Žďár is from 1403. Until 1547, the village was owned by the Wartenberg family as part of the Rohozec estate.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. However, the D1 motorway from Prague to

Turnov Turnov (; ) is a town in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. It is a traditional centre for gemstone polishing, glass craftsmanship and arts. The historic town centre is well preserved and ...

and the railway line Mladá Boleslav–Turnov run along the northwestern municipal border just outside the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Žďár is the Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1903–1904. A valuable house is the former smithery, which is a timbered building with a brick ground floor from the first half of the 18th century. In the woods near Žehrov is a hunting lodge from 1820 called Belvín or Bellevue. It is inaccessible to the public.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zdar (Mlada Boleslav District) Villages in Mladá Boleslav District