ČÞkov (Plzeň-South District)
Čížkov ( German Tschischkau ) is a municipality with 609 inhabitants in the Czech Republic. It is located ten kilometers north east of Nepomuk on the edge of Brdywaldes and belongs to Okres Plzeň -jih. The land area is 4911 ha
Geography
Čížkov is located in a wooded hillside in 578 m above sea level. M. Brook in the upper reaches of the Čižkovský. North at Zelezny Újezd the 672 m high hill Na Skale rises with a lookout tower.
Neighboring towns are Zelezny Újezd in the north, Chynín in the northeast, and Radošice Dožíce the southeast, mercin in the south, Čečovice, Zahrádka and Smetalky in the southwest, and Přešín in the northwest.
History
Čížkov was mentioned in an exchange between the Kladruby and Havel Markvartic 1237 for the first time. Since 1310, the Rosental are detectable as owners who in 1347 sold the place to the Prague cathedral chapter. In the 16th century a property division. The one share acquired in 1558 the city Rokytzan by Jan of Vítenec. During the division in 1708 was the Vorwerk Na Podlesí, which is part of the Church. After the city had also acquired the other part of Maurice Chánovský on Dlouhá Ves, Čížkov was reunited. 1838 lived 480 people in Čížkov.
After the replacement of patrimonial the place in 1850 for the independent community. In 1890, the population had increased to 612. In 1960, the surrounding villages were incorporated.
The cultural life of the village is dominated by the " Republika Čížkov ".
Attractions
- Church of St John the Baptist, originally Gothic building and remodeled Baroque 1727-1735, 1873 saw the construction of a tower with pyramidal roof
- Rectory, built in 1680
- Chapel on the village square of Čečovice
- Chapel of the Virgin Mary in Zahrádka, built in the middle of the 19th century
- Niche chapel in mercin
- Lookout on the Na Skale at Zelezny Újezd
- Remains of the castle Strašna skala halfway after Přešín
- Nature Reserve Chyníner Book at Chynín
Community structure
The municipality Čížkov the districts Čečovice ( Tschetschowitz ) Chynín ( quinine ), Liskov ( Lischkow ) mercin include ( Mier Chin ), Přešín ( Preschin ) Zahrádka ( Sachradka ) and Zelezny Újezd (iron Aujest ).