Dolní Rožínka Explained

Dolní Rožínka
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:49.4769°N 16.2106°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1353
Area Total Km2:4.47
Elevation M:502
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:583
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:592 51

Dolní Rožínka is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Dolní Rožínka lies approximately 22km (14miles) south-east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 46km (29miles) east of Jihlava, and 146km (91miles) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts

The village of Horní Rozsíčka is an administrative part of Dolní Rožínka.

Economy

The last uranium mine in the country was located here until 2016, when it was closed.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Poslední návštěva pod zemí. Uranový důl Rožná pomalu zaplaví voda. Czech Television. ČT24. cs. 2020-10-06. 2021-11-04.