Pluhův Žďár

Pluhův Žďár consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}

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• Pluhův Žďár (190)
• Červená Lhota (27)
• Jižná (100)
• Klenov (92)
• Mostečný (54)
• Plasná (30)
• Pohoří (44)
• Samosoly (55)

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Pluhův Žďár is located about {{convert|11|km|0}} northwest of Jindřichův Hradec and {{convert|40|km|abbr=on}} northeast of České Budějovice. The northern part of the municipality with the Pluhův Žďár village lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The southern part lies in the Třeboň Basin. The highest point is at {{convert|608|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The municipal territory is rich in small fishponds.

The first written mention of Pluhův Žďár is from 1267, when a fortress owned by Pluh of Rabštejn was documented. Until the 15th century, the fortress and the village were owned by the Pluh of Žďár family, after which the village was named.{{cite web |title=Historie obce|url=https://obecpluhuvzdar.cz/o-obcich/historie-obce|publisher=Obec Pluhův Žďár|language=cs|access-date=2022-08-29}}

{{historical populations

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|1869|1647

|1880|1743

|1890|1664

|1900|1624

|1910|1642

|1921|1677

|1930|1461

|1950|1099

|1961|1013

|1970|883

|1980|797

|1991|710

|2001|644

|2011|611

|2021|592

|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}}}}

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

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The municipality is known for the Červená Lhota Castle. It is located in Červená Lhota, on a rocky island in the Zámecký Pond. The first record of the castle is from 1465. It was rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style in the 1840s–1860s. Its current appearance is the result of the Neo-Renaissance reconstruction in 1901–1910. It is one of the most visited castles in the region. For its value, it is protected as a national cultural monument.{{cite web |title=Zámek Červená Lhota|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/zamek-cervena-lhota-14726330|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-07-17}}

A landmark in the centre of Pluhův Žďár is the local castle. It was originally a Renaissance fortress from the 16th century, rebuilt into the castle in the second half of the 17th century and further rebuilt in the first half of the 18th century. Today it is privately owned.{{cite web |title=Zámek|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/zamek-699026|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-07-17}}

The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary was founded in 1542. In 1717, it was extended.{{cite web |title=Kostel Narození Panny Marie|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-narozeni-panny-marie-672677|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-07-17}}

• Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739–1799), Austrian composer, violinist and silvologist; died here

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