Číhošť

Číhošť 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 villages of Hlohov, Hroznětín, Tunochody and Zdeslavice are administrative parts of Číhošť.

Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Číhošt (written as Čiehošt in old Czech), meaning "Číhošt's (court)".

Geography
Číhošť is located about 22 km northwest of Havlíčkův Brod and 41 km northwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is the Borovina hill at 587 m above sea level.

In the municipality is located the officially calculated geographical centre of the Czech Republic. It is marked by a monument.

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.

Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights
The main landmark of Číhošť is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a Gothic building from the first half of the 14th century, built on the site of an older church.