Číhošť

History

The first written mention of Číhošť is from 1347. From 1348 to 1806, silver was mined in the hills above the village. The village was the site of the so-called Číhošť miracle in 1949, which led to a crackdown by communist authorities against the Catholic Church and murder of local priest Josef Toufar.

Geography

Číhošť is located about northwest of Havlíčkův Brod and northwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is the hill Borovina at above sea level. In the municipality is located the officially calculated geographical centre of the Czech Republic. It is marked by a monument.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  665
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  622
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  537
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  470
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  452
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  417
• Yellowhammer

  Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  379
• Eurasian Nuthatch

  Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  374

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2007-01-13
  4 km SSW of Krásná Hora nad Vltavou, Czechia
• M 3 — 2006-03-21
  1 km NNW of Bystré, Czechia
• M 3.4 — 2005-10-25
  0 km N of ?ervený Kostelec, Czechia
• M 2.9 — 2005-08-10
  2 km WSW of ?ervený Kostelec, Czechia