Stržanov

Stržanov
Village
Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua
Stržanov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°36′13″N 15°56′28″E / 49.60361°N 15.94111°E / 49.60361; 15.94111
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictŽďár nad Sázavou
MunicipalityŽďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned1483
Area
 • Total
4.13 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Elevation
605 m (1,985 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
266
 • Density64.4/km2 (167/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
591 02

Stržanov (German: Sterschanow) is a village and municipal part of Žďár nad Sázavou in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 260 inhabitants. It is located in the northern part of the town's territory.

History

The first written mention of Stržanov is from 1483, when the village was property of the Žďár Monastery. In 1882–1883, a small village school was built there.[2]

Between 1960 and 1980, Stržanov was administered as a part of Polnička. Since 1980, it has been a municipal part of Žďár nad Sázavou.[3]

Demographics

Transport

The road I/37 from Jaroměř to Velká Bíteš runs through the village.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in Stržanov, only the protection zone of the former Cistercian monastery in Žďár nad Sázavou with the Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk extends into Stržanov's area in the south.[5]

By the road to Žďár nad Sázavou, there is a boundary stone from the year 1867 of the former border of Bohemia and Moravia, which ran through the village until 1946.[6]

There is a Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua in the centre of the village. It was built in 1940 and consecrated in 1950.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Výsledky sčítání 2021 – otevřená data" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022-12-21.
  2. ^ "Stržanov" (in Czech). Město Žďár nad Sázavou. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  3. ^ Jurman, Hynek. Žďársko: Turisticko-vlastivědný průvodce obcemi a jejich okolím [Žďár region: Touristic-educational guide for the municipalities and their surroundings] (in Czech). Tišnov: Sursum. pp. 141–142. ISBN 80-85799-51-0.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, část obce Stržanov". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  6. ^ "Historický hraniční kámen – Čechy–Morava". Turistika.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  7. ^ "Žďár nad Sázavou-Stržanov, kaple sv. Antonína Paduánského" (in Czech). Diocese of Brno. Retrieved 2026-01-19.