Velká Losenice is a municipality and village in

Žďár nad Sázavou District Žďár nad Sázavou District () is a Okres, district in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Žďár nad Sázavou. Administrative division Žďár nad Sázavou District is divided into four Districts of the Czech ...

in the

Vysočina Region The Vysočina Region (; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Jihlava. The region is located in the central part of the country. It is one of just three in the country (the others being Prague and the Central Boh ...

of the

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. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Velká Losenice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Velká Losenice (1,090) *Pořežín (67)

Geography

Velká Losenice is located about west of

Žďár nad Sázavou Žďár nad Sázavou (; ) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The town is an industrial and tourist centre. It is known for the Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk, which is a UNESCO Wor ...

and northeast 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 ...

. Most of the municipal territory lies in the

Upper Sázava Hills Upper may refer to: * Shoe upper or ''vamp'', the part of a shoe on the top of the foot * Stimulant, drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both * ''Upper'', the original film title for the 2013 found fo ...

, only the northeastern part extends into the

Křižanov Highlands The Křižanov Highlands (, ) is a highland and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Vysočina Region. Geomorphology The Křižanov Highlands is a mesoregion of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands within ...

. The highest point is a hill at above sea level. There are several fishponds in the municipality. The northeastern half of the municipality is situated in the

Žďárské vrchy Žďárské vrchy () is a mountain range in the Czech Republic. It is located in the northwest part of Upper Svratka Highlands which is part of Bohemian-Moravian Highlands and has an area of 485.78 km2. The highest peak of Žďárké vrchy is ...

Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Velká Losenice is from 1352. It was probably founded at the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries. In 1366, a

hammer mill A hammer mill, hammer forge or hammer works was a workshop in the pre-industrial era that was typically used to manufacture semi-finished, wrought iron products or, sometimes, finished agricultural or mining tools, or military weapons. The featur ...

in Velká Losenice was documented. From 1502, the village was part of the

Polná Polná () is a town in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,300 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monum ...

estate. Between 1597 and 1620, the estate was owned by the Zeidlitz family, but their properties were confiscated after the

Battle of White Mountain The Battle of White Mountain (; ) was an important battle in the early stages of the Thirty Years' War. It led to the defeat of the Bohemian Revolt and ensured Habsburg control for the next three hundred years. It was fought on 8 November 16 ...

. In 1623, the estate was acquired by the

Dietrichstein family The House of Dietrichstein was one of the oldest and most prominent Austrian noble families originating in the Duchy of Carinthia. The family belonged to the high nobility (German: ''Hochadel''). The Nikolsburg branch was elevated to the rank o ...

Demographics

Transport

The I/19 road from Žďár nad Sázavou to

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 ...

passes through the municipality, outside the built-up area.

Sights

The main landmark of Velká Losenice is the Church of Saint James the Great. It is a Gothic building with an early Gothic core, which makes it one of the oldest churches in the region. The landmarks of Pořežín are a belfry from the 19th century and the former Durnštejn fortress.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Velka Losenice Villages in Žďár nad Sázavou District