| Pluhův Žďár | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jindřichův Hradec |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.2239°N 14.8928°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1267 |
| Area Total Km2: | 33.38 |
| Elevation M: | 478 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 599 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 378 21, 378 24 |
Pluhův Žďár is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. The municipality is known for the Červená Lhota Castle.
The villages of Červená Lhota, Jižná, Klenov, Mostečný, Plasná, Pohoří and Samosoly are administrative parts of Pluhův Žďár.
Pluhův Žďár is located about 11km (07miles) northwest of Jindřichův Hradec and 40km (30miles) northeast of České Budějovice. The northern part of the municipality with the Pluhův Žďár village lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The southern part lies in the Třeboň Basin. The highest point is at 608m (1,995feet) above sea level. The territory is rich in small fishponds.
The first written mention of Pluhův Žďár is from 1267, when a fortress owned by Pluh of Rabštejn was documented. Until the 15th century, the fortress and the village were owned by the Pluh of Žďár family, after which the village was named.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The municipality is known for the Červená Lhota Castle. It is located in Červená Lhota, on a rocky island in the Zámecký Pond. The first record of the castle is from 1465. It was rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style in the 1840s–1860s. Its current appearance is the result of the Neo-Renaissance reconstruction in 1901–1910. It is one of the most visited castles in the region. For its value, it is protected as a national cultural monument.[3]
A landmark in the centre of Pluhův Žďár is the local castle. It was originally a Renaissance fortress from the 16th century, rebuilt into the castle in the second half of the 17th century and further rebuilt in the first half of the 18th century. Today it is privately owned.[4]
The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary was founded in 1542. In 1717, it was extended.[5]