Černá (Žďár nad Sázavou District)

Černá is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The village of Milíkov is an administrative part of Černá.

Etymology
The name literally means 'black'.

Geography
Černá is located about 16 km south of Žďár nad Sázavou and 19 km east of Jihlava. It lies in the Křižanov Highlands. The brook of Křivý potok flows through the municipality. The territory is rich in small fishponds.

History
The first written mention of Černá is from 1464. In 1556, the village was bought by Vratislav II of Pernštejn. From 1559, it was owned by the Chroustenský family. Jan Rafael Chroustenský had built a Renaissance castle at the end of the 16th century. After the Battle of White Mountain, the properties of the Chroustenský family were confiscated, and in 1624 Černá was handed over to the Collalto family. They owned the estate until 1918, when the property was confiscated by the government.

Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality, but the municipality is located near the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno.

Sights
The castle underwent a Baroque reconstruction in the 18th century, but it mainly concerned interiors and the Renaissance character of the castle was preserved. After 1948 the castle was owned by the municipality, and social and cultural events were held there. At the beginning of the 1990s, the building was sold to the new owner. Today the castle is privately owned and inaccessible to the public.