Střítež (Žďár nad Sázavou District)

Střítež ( German Striterz ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located ten kilometers south of Bystřice nad Perštejnem and belongs to Okres Zdar nad Sázavou.

Geography

Střítež is located on the right side of the valley at the western foot of the hill Nedvědička Na Skalkách ( 598 m) in the Bohemian- Moravian Highlands. In the village rises the brook Střítežský creek. East of the Borovina Forest lies with the remains of the castle Lísek, behind the Mitrov castle. To the north rises the Dejmalka (600 m), in the south of the Kravi hora (611 m). Below the village the railway line from Tišnov leads to Bystřice nad Perštejnem by the Nedvědičkatal. The railway station " Věžná " is a mile northeast of the village at the foot of the mountain Věžná in the forest.

Neighboring towns are Jabloňov and Věžná in the north, and Smrček Pernsteins in the northeast, boron in the east, in the southeast Olší ​​, Moravecké Pavlovice in the south, and Lopaty Krčma in the southwest, and Nivy Mitrov in the west and Bukov and Milasin in the northwest.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1356 as a possession of the Vladikengeschlecht Vrchoslav entstamme ends siblings Filip and Markéta of Střítež. In 1452 the Lords of Pernštejna acquired the goods and beat them to the reign Pernštejna. On January 2, 1830, the last wolf was killed in the reign Pernštejna by the Střítežer forester Václav Mařík. His bladder was then stuffed and presented at the castle Pernštejna. Střítež consisted in 1834 of 33 houses and 284 inhabitants had.

After the abolition of patrimonial Stříteř formed in 1850 a municipality in the district Nove Mesto. In 1949 the parish was assigned nad Perštejnem in the wake of the dissolution of Okres Nové Město na Moravě the Okres Bystřice. 1961 Střítež was incorporated along with Nivy after Bukov; at the same time came the village to Okres Zdar nad Sázavou. From 1980 to 1990, the village was then a district of Dolni Rožínka. Since 2005, the municipality performs a coat of arms and banners. Střítež today consists of 58 houses.

Local structure

The municipality consists of the villages Střítež Nivy ( Hniwy ) and Střítež ( Striterz ).

Attractions

The ruins Lísek is located west of the village on a hilltop overlooking the valley of Bukovský creek. When first recorded owner of probably built in the 13th century, the lords of plant Bukova are detectable. From about 1500 the castle belonged to the Pernsteinern and since 1504 it is referred to as desolate.

At the village square stands the chapel of St.. Spirit.

In the local area there are several atonement stones and farms in rural baroque style.