| Křižany | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Liberec |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Liberec |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.7386°N 14.9014°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1352 |
| Area Total Km2: | 28.58 |
| Elevation M: | 386 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 854 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 463 53 |
Křižany (German: Kriesdorf) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
The village of Žibřidice is an administrative part of Křižany.
Křižany is located about 10km (10miles) west of Liberec. In lies mostly in the Ralsko Uplands, only the eastern part of the municipal territory extends into the Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge. The highest point is the hill Malý Ještěd at 754m (2,474feet) above sea level. The built-up area is situated in the valley of the stream Ještědský potok.
The first written mention of Křižany is from 1352. Until 1684, there was a fortress.[2]
Křižany is located on the railway line Liberec–Děčín.
The main landmark of Křižany is the Church of Saint Maximilian. It was originally a Gothic church from the 14th century, rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 17th century. The tower was added in 1684.[3]
The Church of Saints Simon and Jude is located in Žibřidice. It dates from the 1670s.[4]
In Žibřidice is the Museum of Nativity Scenes and the Martin Chaloupka's astronomical clock, a modern astronomical clock created in a former electrical substation. In 2023, the owner decided to move the museum and the astronomical clock from Kryštofovo Údolí.[5]