Čížkov (Pelhřimov District)
Čížkov | |
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Manor house | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Čížkov Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′26″N 15°7′7″E / 49.44056°N 15.11861°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Pelhřimov |
| First mentioned | 1379 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.03 km2 (1.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 609 m (1,998 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 141 |
| • Density | 46.5/km2 (121/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 393 01 |
| Website | www |
Čížkov is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Čížkov lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Pelhřimov, 36 km (22 mi) west of Jihlava, and 88 km (55 mi) south-east of Prague.
History
The first written mention of the village dates back to 1379. Čížkov belonged to the archbishop's estate of Červená Řečice, which was donated by him to the parish in Nová Cerekva and later it was annexed to Božejov and Horní Cerekva. It became an independent muncipality in 1850, then incorparated into Nová Cerkeva in 1976, then became an independent muncipality again in 1991. [2]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 316 | — |
| 1880 | 286 | −9.5% |
| 1890 | 311 | +8.7% |
| 1900 | 295 | −5.1% |
| 1910 | 265 | −10.2% |
| 1921 | 244 | −7.9% |
| 1930 | 220 | −9.8% |
| 1950 | 201 | −8.6% |
| 1961 | 183 | −9.0% |
| 1970 | 205 | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 148 | −27.8% |
| 1991 | 116 | −21.6% |
| 2001 | 125 | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 132 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 137 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 141 | +2.9% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4][5] | ||
Politics
Since the inaguration on the 20th of October 2022 [6], Mayor Petr Hrdlička[7], has became the mayor of Čížkov from the 20th of October 2022 to the 22nd of December 2025, which is a total of 3 years. Ivana Zemanová is the deputy mayor of Čížkov, while Pavel Buchta, Zdeněk Opic, Antonín Richtr, Miroslav Stupka and Radana Vaňková are the representatives of the municipal council of Čížkov.
The following are the mayors of Čížkov from 2010 to 2025.
| Mayor | Term |
|---|---|
| Miloslav Zeman | 2010 - 2022 |
| Petr Hrdlička | 2022 - 2025 |
Source : Municipal Council [8]
Environment
One of the most important things in the Čížkov municipal council is the environment. All regulations and decrees in Čížkov since 2010 are related to the environment. [9] The regulations include a fee for waste, a fee for local dogs, and a fee for public spaces.
Economy
According to the 2026 budget[10], 3 million koruna has been earned from personal income tax, corporate income tax, value added tax revenue, land withdrawal fee, dog fee, waste fee, adminstrative fee, gambling tax, real estate tax, non-internet game fee, non-investment transfers, sale income, rental income and interest income. The budget plans to use 11 million koruna to make Čížkov better.
Famous People
• František Jaromír Rubeš, author
• Štěpán Walser, author and builder
• Marie Teinitzerová-Hoppeová, artist
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "History of The Village".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "City Population Census". Public Database. City Population. 2024-12-31.
- ^ "Zápis z ustavujíciho".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Muncipal council".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Municipal Council" (in Czech). Municipal Council. 2025-12-22.
- ^ "Decrees and Regulations".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ [chrome-native://pdf/link?url=content%3A%2F%2Fmedia%2Fexternal%2Fdownloads%2F1000226722 "Budget 2026"].
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