Žirovnice

Žirovnice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʒɪrovɲɪtsɛ]; German: Serownitz) is a town in the Vysočina Region, Czech Republic.

Žirovnice
Town
Žirovnice Castle and the Church of Saints Philip and James
Flag
Coat of arms
Žirovnice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°15′20″N 15°11′29″E
CountryCzech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictPelhřimov
Area
 • Total44.4 km2 (17.1 sq mi)
Elevation
565 m (1,854 ft)
Population
 (31.12.2013)
 • Total2,954
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Websitewww.zirovnice.cz

The town was built around a castle of the same name. First written account is from year 1358.[1] Žirovnice was traditionally town of weavers, but in 1863, manufacturing of buttons from nacre was introduced. In 1940s, nearly 100 nacre-processing manufactures existed in the small town. After Communists seized power in 1948, these manufactures were nationalized and transformed into one company, which still exists. In castle Žirovnice there is a museum of button-manufacturing and nacre-processing.[2]

The small river Žirovnička flows through the town. There are many historical buildings in the town - the Castle of Žirovnice, St. Filip's and St. Jakub's church and others. Žirovnice has 2954 inhabitants (at 31.12.2013).[3] There is varied cultural life in the town. Every year the inhabitants celebrate the festival of Žirovnice's unicorn (the unicorn is the symbol of the town).

Twin towns — sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Žirovnice is twinned with:[4]

References
  1. "Historie zámku: Město Žirovnice".
  2. "Expozice perleti: Expozice knoflíkářství a perleti: Město Žirovnice".
  3. http://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo/tabdetail.jsp?kapitola_id=5&pro_1_154=549231&cislotab=MOS+ZV01
  4. "Partnerská města". zirovnice.cz (in Czech). Město Žirovnice. Retrieved 2019-09-09.

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