Žleby

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Žleby
Municipality
Zámecké Square, centre of Žleby
Zámecké Square, centre of Žleby
Flag of Žleby
Flag
Coat of arms of Žleby
Coat of arms
Žleby is located in Czech Republic
Žleby
Žleby
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°53′25″N 15°28′55″E / 49.89028°N 15.48194°E / 49.89028; 15.48194Coordinates: 49°53′25″N 15°28′55″E / 49.89028°N 15.48194°E / 49.89028; 15.48194
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictKutná Hora
First mentioned1278
Area
 • Total14.64 km2 (5.65 sq mi)
Elevation
243 m (797 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,361
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
285 61, 286 01
Websitewww.ouzleby.cz

Žleby is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[]

Villages of Kamenné Mosty, Markovice and Zehuby are administrative parts of Žleby.

Sights[]

Žleby Castle

Žleby is well known for the baroque-romanticistic Žleby Castle. Its existence was first mentioned in 1289.[2] Its part is an English landscape garden with an area of 24 ha. It was established in the 2nd half of the 19th century, when romanticistic modifications of the castle were made.[3]

Castle's deer park is known as one of two preserves that cherish white stag, and has plenty of other wild animals, especially the hunting birds. It was founded in 1973 and with an area of 130 ha it is one of the largest deer parks in the country.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. ^ "Stručná historie zámku Žleby" (in Czech). Žleby Castle. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  3. ^ "Anglický krajinářský park" (in Czech). Žleby Castle. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  4. ^ "Obora Žleby" (in Czech). Hrady.cz. Retrieved 2021-07-02.

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