Jámy
Jámy | |
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 Municipal office | |
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  Jámy Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°31′49″N 16°0′22″E / 49.53028°N 16.00611°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Žďár nad Sázavou |
| First mentioned | 1252 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.39 km2 (4.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 593 m (1,946 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 659 |
| • Density | 53.2/km2 (138/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 592 32 |
| Website | www |
Jámy is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Jámy lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 34 kilometres (21 mi) north-east of Jihlava, and 130 kilometres (81 mi) south-east of Prague.
History
The settlement was probably established around 1240 as part of the colonisation of the area surrounding Žďár nad Sázavou by Přibyslav of Křižanov. It was first documented in 1252, when Přibyslav’s son-in-law, Boček of Obořany, donated the settlement to the Žďár Monastery.
The local Church of St. Martin was first mentioned in 1672; however, the present building was constructed in 1792.
In 1888, a major fire devastated the village, leading to the establishment of a voluntary fire brigade the following year.
In 1926, an agricultural distillery was built in the village.[2]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 696 | — |
| 1880 | 687 | −1.3% |
| 1890 | 675 | −1.7% |
| 1900 | 696 | +3.1% |
| 1910 | 669 | −3.9% |
| 1921 | 662 | −1.0% |
| 1930 | 678 | +2.4% |
| 1950 | 481 | −29.1% |
| 1961 | 548 | +13.9% |
| 1970 | 498 | −9.1% |
| 1980 | 498 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 524 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 545 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 581 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 606 | +4.3% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
Transport
The village is served by bus connections to Žďár nad Sázavou, Bobrová and Mirošov.[2]
Between 1953 and 1984, a railway station named Jámy was located approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) west of the village. Following its closure, the nearest railway stop has been located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) north, in Veselíčko.[5][6]
Sights
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There are two protected cultural monuments in Jámy. Specifically an old clergy house built in the 17th century and a column shrine built in the 18th century.[7] In the center of the village, next to the clergy house, is the Chapel of St. Martin.[2]
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ a b c Jurman, Hynek. Žďársko: Turisticko-vlastivědný průvodce obcemi a jejich okolím [Žďár region: Touristic-educational guide for the municipalities and their surroundings]] (in Czech). Tišnov: Sursum. pp. 55–56. ISBN 80-85799-51-0.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Jámy (zast) • Kraj Vysočina (CZ) | Atlas Drah Střední Evropy". www.atlasdrah.net (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ^ "Veselíčko (žst) • Kraj Vysočina (CZ) | Atlas Drah Střední Evropy". www.atlasdrah.net (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ^ "Památkový katalog - Jámy" (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-02-01.
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