Žďár+nad+Sázavou

Žďár nad Sázavou is an industrial town situated in the middle of the Czech Republic-at the frontier of Bohemia and Moravia.

It has a population of 22 000 inhabitants. The town was founded in the second half of the 13th century and it is connected with the development of the Cistercian monastery. It was promoted to a town in 1607 by Cardinal Frantisek of Ditrichstejn.



Žďár nad Sázavou is associated with Jan Blazej Santini-Aichel. He was an architect. He designed the pilgrimage church of St. John of Nepomuk at Zelena hora. The church became a part of the Word Heritage of UNESCO in December 1994. Many tourist come there every year to see this building.



An industrial character of the town is connected with construction of ZDAS machinery. It changed the character of the town. Many people came here because of work and many blocks of flats were built.

Žďár nad Sázavou is situated in the centre of the protected landscape area Žďárské vrchy.