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Křižánky is a municipality in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Most of the built-up area with well preserved folk architecture is protected by law as a village monument reservation.

Křižánky
Municipality
Church of Our Lady of Help
Flag Coat of arms
Křižánky Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°41′9″N 16°3′53″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Žďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned	1392
Area
• Total	11.97 km2 (4.62 sq mi)
Elevation	615 m (2,018 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	395
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	592 02
Website	www.obeckrizanky.cz

Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of villages of České Křižánky, České Milovy and Moravské Křižánky.

Geography

Křižánky lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) northeast of Žďár nad Sázavou and 64 km (40 mi) northwest of Brno.

The municipality lies on both banks of the Svratka River, which forms the border between the historical lands of Bohemia and Moravia. The Kyšperský stream, which flows into the Svratka in the municipality, supplies the relatively large Kyšperský pond.

Křižánky is located in the Žďárské vrchy mountain range within the Upper Svratka Highlands of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. The mountain Děvet skal, which is with an elevation of 836 metres (2,743 ft) the second largest peak of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, is located in the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Křižánky is from 1392.[2]

Sights

The Church of Our Lady of Help was built in 1932–1934.[3]

Notable people

• František Cína Jelínek (1882–1961), landscape painter; lived and worked here

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Křižánky

Křižánky (deutsch Krischanek) ist eine Gemeinde in Tschechien. Sie liegt 14 Kilometer nördlich von Nové Město na Moravě und gehört zum Okres Žďár nad Sázavou. Die Gemeinde entstand durch den Zusammenschluss von České Křižánky und Moravské Křižánky.

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- [en] Křižánky

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