| Cikháj | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vysočina |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Žďár nad Sázavou |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.645°N 15.9675°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1662 |
| Area Total Km2: | 21.35 |
| Elevation M: | 675 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 106 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 591 02 |
Cikháj (German: Ziegenhain) is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
The name has its origin probably in the Czech word žíhání that once meant 'slash-and-burn'. The German name Ziegenhain was derived from the Czech name, meaning 'goat grove'. The name Cikháj was then created by transliterating the German name back into Czech.[2]
Cikháj is located about 9km (06miles) north of Žďár nad Sázavou and 38km (24miles) northeast of Jihlava. It lies in the Upper Svratka Highlands. The highest point is the hill Žákova hora at 810m (2,660feet) above sea level. Two important Czech rivers originate in the municipal territory: the Sázava originates in the woods in the northwest and the Svratka originates in the woods in the east.
The municipality lies within the Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area. The southern slopes of the Žákova hora hill are protected as a national nature reserve.
The first written mention of Cikháj is from 1662.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
There are no significant historical monuments in the municipality, but there are several small monuments: a stone folk belfry from the 19th century, a former water mill from 1848 without preserved equipment, a cast iron cross from 1885 and a calvary from 1713.[3]