Sněžné (Žďár nad Sázavou District)

Sněžné
Market town
Church of the Holy Cross
Flag Coat of arms
Sněžné Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°38′44″N 16°7′18″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Žďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned	1335
Area
• Total	23.45 km^2 (9.05 sq mi)
Elevation	673 m (2,208 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	751
• Density	32/km^2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	592 03
Website	www.snezne.cz

Sněžné (until 1948 Německé; German: Niemetzke) is a market town in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages and hamlets of Blatiny, Krátká, Milovy, Podlesí, Samotín and Vříšť are administrative parts of Sněžné. Vříšť forms an exclave of the municipal territory.

Geography

Sněžné is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Žďár nad Sázavou and 58 km (36 mi) northwest of Brno. It lies in the Upper Svratka Highlands. The highest point is the Křovina hill at 830 m (2,720 ft) above sea level. The Svratka River forms the northern municipal border. There are two fishponds in the municipality, Milovský and Nový. The whole municipal territory lies within the Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Sněžné (called Německé at that time) is from 1335. In the late 14th century and in the 15th century, the village was part of the Bystřice estate owned by the Pernštejn family. In 1500, it was joined to the Nové Město na Moravě estate. The village was promoted to a market town in 1825.^[2]

In 1948, the municipality was renamed to its current name.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,931 —     1880 1,868 −3.3% 1890 1,804 −3.4% 1900 1,762 −2.3% 1910 1,684 −4.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,524 −9.5% 1930 1,628 +6.8% 1950 1,128 −30.7% 1961 1,087 −3.6% 1970 894 −17.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 758 −15.2% 1991 752 −0.8% 2001 797 +6.0% 2011 725 −9.0% 2021 718 −1.0%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

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

Sights

Evangelical church

The main landmark of Sněžné is the Church of the Holy Cross. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1753–1755.^[6]

The Evangelical church was built in 1788. The tower was added in the middle of the 19th century.^[7]

In Vříšť is a former medieval fortress, rebuilt into a Baroque manor house. Today it serves as a hotel and restaurant.^[8]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Z historie městyse" (in Czech). Městys Sněžné. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
3. "Vyhláška č. 22/1949 Sb". Zákony pro lidi (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Kostel sv. Kříže se hřbitovem" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
7. "Evangelický kostel" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
8. "Tvrz" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-20.

External links

• Official website