Číhošť

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
RegionVysočina
DistrictHavlíčkův Brod
First mentioned1347
Area
 • Total16.27 km2 (6.28 sq mi)
Elevation
545 m (1,788 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total337
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
582 87, 584 01
Websitewww.cihost.cz

Číhošť lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) north-west of Havlíčkův Brod, 43 kilometres (27 mi) north-west of Jihlava, and 77 kilometres (48 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts

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

Geography

Číhošť lies in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. In the municipality is located the officially calculated geographical centre of the Czech Republic.[2]

History

The village was a 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]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Geografický střed České republiky v Číhošti" (in Czech). Kudy z nudy. Retrieved 2021-10-27.


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