Sejřek

Sejřek
Municipality
Bor, a part of Sejřek
Flag Coat of arms
Sejřek Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°26′10″N 16°18′33″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Žďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned	1350
Area
• Total	7.51 km^2 (2.90 sq mi)
Elevation	518 m (1,699 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	174
• Density	23/km^2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	592 62
Website	www.sejrek-bor.cz

Sejřek is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Bor is an administrative part of Sejřek.

Geography

Sejřek is located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Žďár nad Sázavou and 31 km (19 mi) northwest of Brno. It lies in the Upper Svratka Highlands. The highest point is at 581 m (1,906 ft) above sea level. The Nedvědička River flows along the northern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Sejřek is from 1350. For centuries it was part of the Pernštejn estate.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 374 —     1880 446 +19.3% 1890 464 +4.0% 1900 413 −11.0% 1910 401 −2.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 401 +0.0% 1930 371 −7.5% 1950 292 −21.3% 1961 260 −11.0% 1970 233 −10.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 199 −14.6% 1991 166 −16.6% 2001 159 −4.2% 2011 175 +10.1% 2021 172 −1.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Economy

In the municipal territory is a marble deposit.^[2]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Chapel of Saint Anne

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[5] A landmark is the Chapel of Saint Anne is the centre of Sejřek. It dates from 1876.^[2]

Notable people

• Jiří Krytinář (1947–2015), actor

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Obec – historie" (in Czech). Obec Sejřek. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Sejřek". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-23.

External links

• Official website