| Křižánky | |
| 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: | 49.6858°N 16.0647°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1392 |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.97 |
| Elevation M: | 615 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 391 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 592 02 |
Křižánky is a municipality in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Most of the built-up area with well preserved folk architecture is protected by law as a village monument reservation.
The municipality is made up of the villages of České Křižánky, České Milovy and Moravské Křižánky.
Křižánky is located about 16km (10miles) northeast of Žďár nad Sázavou and 64km (40miles) northwest of Brno. The municipality lies on both banks of the Svratka River, which forms the border between the historical lands of Bohemia and Moravia. The stream Kyšperský potok, which flows into the Svratka in the municipality, supplies the relatively large Kyšperský pond.
Křižánky is located in the Upper Svratka Highlands and within the Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area. The mountain Devět skal, which is with an elevation of 836m (2,743feet) the highest peak of the Upper Svratka Highlands and the second highest peak of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, is located in the municipal territory.
The first written mention of Křižánky is from 1392.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Křižánky is the Church of Our Lady of Help. It was built in 1932–1934.[3]
For its preserved folk architecture, most of the built-up area is protected as a village monument reservation. The village consists of scattered wooden and brick houses and farm buildings from the 18th–20th centuries.[4]