| Křižanov | |
| Settlement Type: | Market town |
| 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: | 49.3886°N 16.1097°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1239 |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.64 |
| Elevation M: | 527 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1802 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 594 51 |
Křižanov is a market town in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.
The village of Bojanov is an administrative part of Křižanov. It forms an exclave of the municipal territory.
Křižanov is located about southeast of Žďár nad Sázavou and 39km (24miles) northwest of Brno. It lies in the Křižanov Highlands. The highest point is at 587m (1,926feet) above sea level. The Libochovka River flows through the market town. The municipal territory is rich in fishponds.
The first written mention of Křižanov is from 1239. From 1297, Křižanov was referred to as a market town. The most notable owners of the estate was the Pernštejn family (1486–1560). They established fishponds here and helped the economic prosperity of Křižanov.[2] [3]
The I/37 road, which connects the D1 motorway with Žďár nad Sázavou and continues to Pardubice, runs through Křižanov.
Křižanov is served by the train station named Křižanov on the lines Prague–Brno, Hustopeče–Křižanov and Velké Meziříčí–Křižanov, which is located in neighbouring Kozlov.[4]
The Church of Saint Wenceslaus on the town square is an architecturally valuable Gothic building from the second half of the 14th century, when it replaced an old Romanesque church. Originally, the church was fortified.[5] [6]
The second landmark of the town square is the town hall. It is a massive free-standing building with a turret. It has undergone a complicated construction development.[7]
The Křižanov Castle has a Renaissance core, but its current appearance dates from the 1860s. Today, the institute of social welfare is located there.[8]