Žižkovo Pole is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Macourov is an administrative part of Žižkovo Pole.

Etymology

The name literally means "Žižka's field".

Geography

Žižkovo Pole is located about 10 km east of Havlíčkův Brod and 25 km northeast of Jihlava. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at 568 m above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Žižkovo Pole is from 1303. The settlement was probably founded at the end of the 13th century and was mostly populated by miners.

Demographics

Transport

The I/19 road from Havlíčkův Brod to Žďár nad Sázavou runs along the southwestern municipal border.

Sights

The main landmark of Žižkovo Pole is the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel. It was an early Gothic church, rebuilt in the Baroque style aorund 1740. In the southern part of the municipality, between the fields, is Žižka's Mound. It is a 16 m high conical memorial, which is said to be located at the place where Jan Žižka died, although today many experts dispute that this is the exact location. It dates from 1874.