| Ždírec | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vysočina |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jihlava |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.455°N 15.6786°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1233 |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.37 |
| Elevation M: | 515 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 450 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 588 13 |
Ždírec (de|Seelenz) is a municipality and village in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Ždírec is located about 8km (05miles) northeast of Jihlava. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at 552m (1,811feet) above sea level. The stream Ždírecký potok flows through the municipality. The stream supplies several small fishponds.
The first written mention of Ždírec is from 1233. From the 13th century until 1945 Ždírec was ethnically a German village. It belonged to the German-speaking enclave called Jihlava Language Island. After World War II, the Germans were expelled and the municipality was resettled by Czechs.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Ždírec is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was built in the pseudo-Gothic style in 1893–1898, after the old church was destroyed by a fire in 1890. It became protected as a cultural monument in 1958.[2]
Other sights include a Baroque sculptural group of Saint John of Nepomuk from 1743, a Baroque statue of Saint Anthony of Padua from 1753, and the building of retirement home from 1926 with the Chapel of the Virgin Mary.[2]