Přibyslav (; ) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,000 people. The town is located on the Sázava River in the Upper Sázava Hills. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
Administrative division Přibyslav consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Přibyslav (2,926) Česká Jablonná (101) Dobrá (363) Dolní Jablonná (97) Hřiště (83) Poříčí (90) Ronov nad Sázavou (110) Utín (53)
Etymology The name of the town was taken from the personal name Přibyslav. It was probably founded by someone named Přibyslav.
Geography Přibyslav is located about east of Havlíčkův Brod and northeast of Jihlava. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is a hill at above sea level. The town is situated on the right bank of the Sázava River. There are several fishponds in the municipal territory, supplied by streams that flow into the Sázava.
Climate
History The first written mention of Přibyslav is from 1257. Until the Hussite Wars, it was a small mining town known for silver mining. After the wars, the mining was never successfully renewed. During the Hussite Wars, Přibyslav was a military base of the Hussites. The town was often severely affected by wars and by frequent fires, which destroyed many historically valuable buildings. The most devastating fire occurred in 1767.
Demographics
Economy The largest employer based in the town is ACO Industries, a manufacturer of drainage systems. It employs more than 500 people.
Transport
The I/19 road (the section from Havlíčkův Brod to Žďár nad Sázavou) runs through the town.
Přibyslav is located on an important railway line heading from Prague to Brno.
Sights
The oldest building in the town is a Gothic tower from 1497, which is the only remnant of a medieval church. Next to the tower is the Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, built in the Baroque style in 1750–1753.
The Přibyslav Castle was built in the Renaissance style 1560 by Zachariáš of Hradec. There are two courtyards in the castle. The older one is valuable by columns in the Tuscan style. Today the castle houses the Fireman Museum.
An equestrian statue of Jan Žižka by Bohumil Kafka from 1935 is located in the town park. It is a smaller model of the larger statue, which is part of the National Monument at Vítkov in Prague.
Notable people Jan Otto (1841–1916), publisher and bookseller Josef Reinsberg (1844–1930), medical doctor Jan Filip (1911–1971), priest, writer and Esperantist Jan Bechyně (1920–1973), entomologist Jaromír Málek (1943–2023), Egyptologist Hana Orgoníková (1946–2014), politician
Twin towns – sister cities
Přibyslav is twinned with: Mook en Middelaar, Netherlands Sliač, Slovakia
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