| Číhošť | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vysočina |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Havlíčkův Brod |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.7419°N 15.335°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1347 |
| Area Total Km2: | 16.27 |
| Elevation M: | 545 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 353 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 582 87, 584 01 |
Číhošť (in Czech pronounced as /ˈtʃiːɦoʃc/) is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
The villages of Hlohov, Hroznětín, Tunochody and Zdeslavice are administrative parts of Číhošť.
The name is derived from the personal name Číhošt (written as Čiehošt in old Czech), meaning "Číhošt's (court)".[2]
Číhošť is located about northwest of Havlíčkův Brod and 41km (25miles) northwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is the Borovina hill at 587m (1,926feet) above sea level.
In the municipality is located the officially calculated geographical centre of the Czech Republic. It is marked by a monument.[3]
The first written mention of Číhošť is from 1347.[4] From 1348 to 1806, silver was mined in the hills above the village.[5]
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.[4] [3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Číhošť is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a Gothic building from the first half of the 14th century, built on the site of an older church.[6]