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Želiv
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Želiv () is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. It is known for a Premonstratensian monastery.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Želiv
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
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Zeliv klaster.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Želiv Monastery
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Flag of Želiv.svg
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Želiv_znak.png
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Vysočina
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Pelhřimov
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Czech Republic
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1
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Location in the Czech Republic
Settlement.established_title
First mentioned
Settlement.established_date
1144
Settlement.area_total_km2
26.05
Settlement.elevation_m
406

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Administrative division
  • Etymology
  • Geography
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Transport
  • Sights
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • References
  • External links

Želiv () is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. It is known for a Premonstratensian monastery.

==Administrative division== Želiv consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Želiv (790) Bolechov (32) Brtná (91) Lhotice (51) Lískovice (16) Miletín (22) Vitice (20) Vřesník (103)

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Želiv” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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