Å imanov

Šimanov ( German cellar village, also Schimanow ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. You more than twelve kilometers southeast of Humpolec and belongs to Okres Jihlava.

Geography

Šimanov located in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands at the western buckets of the hill Holubovsko (675 m) above the creek valley of the brook Hejnický. In Šimanov the Maršovský springs creek. To the northwest lies the pond Hajnice, south of the Maršovský fishpond fishpond and in the east of Trojansky. To the north rises the Strážník (713 m) and west of the Čihadlo (664 m).

Neighboring towns are Kalhov, Obora and Bethan in the north, Větrný Jenikov in the northeast, Struhovec and U Trojanů in the east, Hlávkov and Bily Kámen in the southeast, Jiřín, U Šeredů and Maršov in the south, Simanovsky Dvůr and Zbilidy the southwest, Brezina, Čamrda, Dudín and Buková to the west and Ústí and Branišov in the northwest.

History

The village on the old trail between Humpolec and Jihlava was probably founded around 1260 by charcoal burners. The first written mention of belonging to the monastery Seelau place was 1341st The Czech name is derived from a locator Šimon, the German designation basement Village was built over time from Köhler village. 1436 gave King Sigismund with the consent of the abbot fled to Jihlava Seelauer monastic estates to the protection and management of Nicholas Trček of Lipa. After George of Podiebrad had pledged monastic property in 1468 attributed to Trček of Lipa in the country table, built Burian Trček of Lipa rule Jenikau. 1601 sold the Trček which consists of the parties and the town of Windy Jenikau with brewery and Vorwerkshof and 22 villages, including Buková Chyska, Dudin, Scheibel village, Mysletín, Winau, Opatau, Keller village, Vorlovy, Polánky, Neustift, Prusdorf and Pollerskirchen rule Jenikau to the originating from a patrician family ennobled Iglauer Matthias Stubegg Knights of Königstein ( Matyas Štubík z Königštejna ). Meanwhile sons shared the 1606 possession.

After the abolition of patrimonial Šimanov / cellar village was formed in 1850, a municipality in the district Deutschbrod. First elected mayor was the farmer Jakub Novák. At the beginning of the 20th century Šimanov was assigned to the District Humpolec. Since 1961, the community is part of the Okres Jihlava.

Since 1 February 2009, the community is forced to be managed by a Temporary Administrator.

Local structure

For the community Šimanov no districts are reported.

Attractions

• Marterl
• Moor Šimanovské rašeliniště in the headwaters of Maršovský creek, south of the village