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Žižkovo Pole is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Žižkovo Pole
Municipality
Church of Saint Michael
Flag Coat of arms
Žižkovo Pole Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°36′38″N 15°44′7″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Havlíčkův Brod
First mentioned	1303
Area
• Total	14.32 km2 (5.53 sq mi)
Elevation	516 m (1,693 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	391
• Density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	582 22
Website	www.zizkovopole.cz

Administrative parts

The village of Macourov is an administrative part of Žižkovo Pole.

Etymology

The name means literally "Žižka's field".

Geography

Žižkovo Pole is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Havlíčkův Brod and 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Jihlava. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills.

History

The first written mention of Žižkovo Pole is from 1303. The settlement was probably founded at the end of the 13th century and was mostly populated by miners.[2]

Sights

In the southern part of the municipality, between the fields, there is Žižka's Mound. It is a 16 m (52 ft) high conical memorial, which is said to be located at the place where Jan Žižka died, although today many experts dispute that this is the exact location. It dates from 1874.[3]

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Žižkovo Pole

Žižkovo Pole, bis 1921 Šenfeld (deutsch Zischkafeld, bis 1921 Schönfeld) ist eine Gemeinde in Tschechien. Sie befindet sich elf Kilometer östlich von Havlíčkův Brod und gehört zum Okres Havlíčkův Brod.

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- [en] Žižkovo Pole

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