| Nížkov | |
| 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: | 49.5325°N 15.8058°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1234 |
| Area Total Km2: | 18.33 |
| Elevation M: | 527 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 958 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 592 12 |
Nížkov is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
The villages of Buková and Špinov are administrative parts of Nížkov.
The village was originally called Mníškov (from the Czech word mnich, i.e. 'monk'), but due to complicated pronunciation, the name was distorted to Nížkov.[2]
Nížkov is located about 10km (10miles) west of Žďár nad Sázavou and 21km (13miles) northeast of Jihlava. It lies mostly in the Upper Sázava Hills. A small part of the municipal territory in the southeast extends into the Křižanov Highlands and includes the highest point of Nížkov at 615m (2,018feet) above sea level. The stream Poděšínský potok flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Nížkov is from 1234, when there was founded a monastery with a wooden church by the monks from Osek.[2]
Nížkov is located on the railway line Havlíčkův Brod–Žďár nad Sázavou.[3]
The main landmark of Nížkov is the Church of Saint Nicholas. It is an early Gothic church from the second half of the 13th century. In 1753, the Baroque nave was added and the tower was raised. The ossuary from 1709 stands in front of the west façade of the church.[2] [4]