Střítež (Jihlava District)

Střítež ( German Schrittenz ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located eight kilometers north of the center of Jihlava at the city limits and is part of the Okres Jihlava.

Geography

Střítež located in the Bohemian- Moravian Highlands, between the valleys of Zlatý Potok ( Goldbach ) and its tributary Měšínský creek surrounded by ponds and the Municipal Zámecký fishpond fishpond. To the west lies the Cihlářský rybnik another larger pond. Along the Zlatý rybnik leads the railway line Znojmo - Kolin where there is a railway station in Střítež. Southwest of the village is the departure Jihlava the D1 motorway and the premises of the Bosch Diesel sro. One kilometer south-east runs the historic border with Moravia.

Neighboring towns are Nový Mlýn in the north, Střelecká, Dobronín and Filipov Chaloupky in the northeast, Ždírec in the east, Měšín the southeast, Heroltice in the south, Bukovno, Zborná and Pávov the southwest, Cerveny Kříž in the west and Antonínův Dul and Zvonějov in the northwest.

History

The village was established in the 13th century during the colonization of the Czech border areas with Moravia under the Přemyslids by German settlers. The first written mention was made in the year 1347th Schrittenz was the seat of a rule in Czaslauer circle that this belonged to the Lords of Lipa. These included Schrittenz with German Schützendorf 1467 to the rule sticks. The residents belonging to the Jihlava linguistic island village were mostly German. 1625 bought the Jihlava Judge Johann Heidler Bukau of the rule and in 1678 was Johann Anton Pacht new owners. Pacht was located southwest of Schrittenz in the woods near Old Peacock village to build a hunting lodge, which he gave on the occasion of the coronation in 1711 under the name Charles forest. Between 1725 and 1735 was Philipp Ludwig von Sinzendorf owner of Schrittenz. From the Bishop Bishop Sinzendorf Moritz Adolf Karl von Sachsen- Zeitz -Neustadt acquired the dominion Schrittenz, which they sold in 1748 to Joseph Charles Palm Gundelfingen. In 1840 it was sold to the House of Hohenzollern.

After the abolition of patrimonial Schrittenz / Stříteř formed in 1850 a municipality in the district Polná. 1863 united the Hohenzollern their land in German Schützendorf and Schrittenz to Fideikommiss. From 1878, it belonged to the district Deutschbrod. Since 1921 is the Czech city name Střítež. After the Second World War perpetrated Czechoslovak partisans vigilante in the village. The German inhabitants were expelled in 1945. Since 1961 Střítež belongs to Okres Jihlava.

The hunting lodge Karl forest is not received in its place today is the industrial area of ​​the Bosch Diesel sro

Local structure

For the community Střítež no districts are reported.

Attractions

• Sanctuary of St. Florian, east over the village
• Chapel in the village square
• Jewish cemetery
• Crucifix on the road to the railway station