Pluhův Žďár is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Pluhův Žďár
Municipality
Church of Nativity of the Virgin Mary
Flag Coat of arms
Pluhův Žďár Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°13′26″N 14°53′34″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Jindřichův Hradec
First mentioned	1267
Area
• Total	33.38 km2 (12.89 sq mi)
Elevation	478 m (1,568 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	600
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	378 21, 378 24
Website	obecpluhuvzdar.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Červená Lhota, Jižná, Klenov, Mostečný, Plasná, Pohoří and Samosoly are administrative parts of Pluhův Žďár.

Geography

Pluhův Žďár is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of Jindřichův Hradec and 40 km (25 mi) northeast of České Budějovice. The northern part of the municipality with the Pluhův Žďár village lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The southern part lies in the Třeboň Basin. The territory is rich is small ponds.

History

The first written mention of Pluhův Žďár is from 1267, when a fortress owned by Pluh of Rabštejn was documented. Until the 15th century, the fortress and the village were owned by the Pluh of Žďár family, after which the village was named.[2]

Sights

Pluhův Žďár is known for the Červená Lhota Castle.

Notable people

• Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739–1799), Austrian composer, violinist and silvologist; died here

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pluhův Žďár.

• Official website

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