Cikháj
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Cikháj
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Cikháj - křižovatka za OÚ.jpg
| image_caption = Crossroads in the centre of Cikháj
| image_flag = Cikháj flag.jpg
| image_shield = Cikháj CoA.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Vysočina
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Žďár nad Sázavou
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|38|42|N|15|58|3|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1662
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 21.35
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 675
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 106
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 591 02
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.cikhaj.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Cikháj ({{langx|de|Ziegenhain}}) is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name has its origin probably in the Czech word žíhání that once meant 'slash-and-burn'. The German name Ziegenhain was derived from the Czech name, meaning 'goat grove'. The name Cikháj was then created by transliterating the German name back into Czech.{{cite web |title=Divnopis: Cikháj|url=https://cesky.radio.cz/divnopis-cikhaj-8592490|publisher=Czech Radio|date=2008-09-03|access-date=2023-02-02}}
Geography
Cikháj is located about {{convert|9|km|0}} north of Žďár nad Sázavou and {{convert|38|km|abbr=on}} northeast of Jihlava. It lies in the Upper Svratka Highlands. The highest point is the hill Žákova hora at {{convert|810|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. Two important Czech rivers originate in the municipal territory: the Sázava originates in the woods in the northwest and the Svratka originates in the woods in the east.
The municipality lies within the Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area. The southern slopes of the Žákova hora hill are protected as a national nature reserve.
History
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|445
|1880|372
|1890|368
|1900|341
|1910|342
|1921|342
|1930|319
|1950|209
|1961|193
|1970|150
|1980|119
|1991|113
|2001|110
|2011|97
|2021|102
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
File:Cikháj - zvonička obr02.jpg
There are no significant historical monuments in the municipality, but there are several small monuments: a stone folk belfry from the 19th century, a former water mill from 1848 without preserved equipment, a cast iron cross from 1885 and a calvary from 1713.{{cite web |title=Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Cikháj|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/uskp/podle-relevance/1/seznam/?kraj=63&okres=635&obec=588016&chranenoTed=1&hlObj=1&fulltext|work=Ústřední seznam kulturních památek|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-08-21}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Cikháj}}
- {{official|https://www.cikhaj.cz/}}
{{Žďár nad Sázavou District}}
{{authority control}}
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