Žirovnice
Žirovnice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʒɪrovɲɪtsɛ]; German: Serownitz) is a town in the Vysočina Region, Czech Republic.
Žirovnice | |
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Town | |
Žirovnice Castle and the Church of Saints Philip and James | |
Flag Coat of arms | |
Žirovnice Location in the Czech Republic | |
Coordinates: 49°15′20″N 15°11′29″E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Vysočina |
District | Pelhřimov |
Area | |
• Total | 44.4 km2 (17.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 565 m (1,854 ft) |
Population (31.12.2013) | |
• Total | 2,954 |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Website | www.zirovnice.cz |
The town was built around a castle of the same name. First written account is from year 1358.[1] Žirovnice was traditionally town of weavers, but in 1863, manufacturing of buttons from nacre was introduced. In 1940s, nearly 100 nacre-processing manufactures existed in the small town. After Communists seized power in 1948, these manufactures were nationalized and transformed into one company, which still exists. In castle Žirovnice there is a museum of button-manufacturing and nacre-processing.[2]
The small river Žirovnička flows through the town. There are many historical buildings in the town - the Castle of Žirovnice, St. Filip's and St. Jakub's church and others. Žirovnice has 2954 inhabitants (at 31.12.2013).[3] There is varied cultural life in the town. Every year the inhabitants celebrate the festival of Žirovnice's unicorn (the unicorn is the symbol of the town).
Twin towns — sister cities
Žirovnice is twinned with:[4]
Grosshöchstetten, Switzerland Trstená, Slovakia
References
- "Historie zámku: Město Žirovnice".
- "Expozice perleti: Expozice knoflíkářství a perleti: Město Žirovnice".
- http://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo/tabdetail.jsp?kapitola_id=5&pro_1_154=549231&cislotab=MOS+ZV01
- "Partnerská města". zirovnice.cz (in Czech). Město Žirovnice. Retrieved 2019-09-09.