Číhošť (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtʃiːɦoʃc]; German: Čihošt, in 1939–1945 Tschihoscht) is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Číhošť
Municipality
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Flag Coat of arms
Číhošť Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°44′31″N 15°20′6″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Havlíčkův Brod
First mentioned	1347
Area
• Total	16.27 km2 (6.28 sq mi)
Elevation	545 m (1,788 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	339
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	582 87, 584 01
Website	www.cihost.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Hlohov, Hroznětín, Tunochody and Zdeslavice are administrative parts of Číhošť.

Geography

Číhošť is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Havlíčkův Brod and 41 km (25 mi) northwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills.

In the municipality is located the officially calculated geographical centre of the Czech Republic. It is marked by a monument.[2]

History

The village was the site of the so-called Číhošť miracle in 1949, which led to a crackdown by communist authorities against the Catholic Church and murder of local priest Josef Toufar.[2]

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