Zbýšov is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative division Zbýšov consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Zbýšov (226) Březí (63) Chlum (41) Damírov (44) Klucké Chvalovice (105) Krchlebská Lhota (27) Opatovice (69) Zbudovice (25)
Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Zbýš, meaning Zbýš's (court)".
Geography Zbýšov is located about south of Kutná Hora and southwest of Pardubice. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at above sea level.
The upper course of the Klejnárka River flows through the municipality. Zbýšov is known for the fishpond Zbýšovský rybník, used for swimming and fishing.
History The first written mention of Zbýšov is from 1257.
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights The most important monument is the Church of The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1884.
In Chlum is the ruin of the Chlum Castle. The castle was founded in 1276. Between 1620 and 1626, during the Thirty Years' War, it was looted several times and became abandoned. Only the south tower and three rock-cut basement rooms have survived to this day.
Notable people Milan Zeleny (1942–2023), Czech-American economist
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