Radonín (Žďár nad Sázavou)

Radonín
Village
Chapel of the Virgin Mary
Radonín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°32′39″N 15°56′1″E / 49.54417°N 15.93361°E / 49.54417; 15.93361
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictŽďár nad Sázavou
MunicipalityŽďár nad Sázavou
Founded1788
Area
 • Total
3.98 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Elevation
580 m (1,900 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
63
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
591 01

Radonín (German: Radonin) is a village and municipal part of Žďár nad Sázavou in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 60 inhabitants. It is located in the southern part of the town's territory.

History

Radonín was first mentioned in 1353 as a forest located behind Žďár. The forest was under the administration of the Žďár Monastery. At the beginning of the 15th century, a mill called Hamrmýl (lit.'hammer mill') was established here. In the 16th century, a fishpond was built near the mill.[2]

In 1788, the mill area was parcelled into the village Hamrmýl, which was later renamed to Radonín.[2][3]

Demographics

Transport

The road II/353, connecting Žďár nad Sázavou with Velký Beranov, runs through the village.

Sights

The only protected cultural monument in Radonín is the Chapel of the Virgin Mary in the centre of the village.[5] The chapel was built in 1878 and reconstructed in 1990.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Výsledky sčítání 2021 – otevřená data" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022-12-21.
  2. ^ a b "Radonín" (in Czech). Město Žďár nad Sázavou. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  3. ^ a b Jurman, Hynek. Žďársko: Turisticko-vlastivědný průvodce obcemi a jejich okolím [Žďár region: Touristic-educational guide for the municipalities and their surroundings] (in Czech). Tišnov: Sursum. p. 115. ISBN 80-85799-51-0.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, část obce Radonín". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2026-01-19.