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| name                    = Žehušice
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| settlement_type         = [[Městys|Market town]]
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| image_skyline           = Zámek v Žehušicích.jpg
| image_caption           = Žehušice Castle
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[Regions of the Czech Republic|Region]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Central Bohemian Region|Central Bohemian]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[Districts of the Czech Republic|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Kutná Hora District|Kutná Hora]]
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| established_title       = First mentioned
| established_date        = 1350
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| area_total_km2          = 8.95
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| elevation_footnotes     =
| elevation_m             = 220
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| population_as_of        = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{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}}</ref>
| population_total        = 884
| population_density_km2  = auto
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| utc_offset1             = +1
| timezone1_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST         = +2
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| postal_code_type        = Postal code
| postal_code             = 285 75
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| website                 = {{URL|https://www.mestyszehusice.cz/}}
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'''Žehušice''' is a market town in [[Kutná Hora District]] in the [[Central Bohemian Region]] of the [[Czech Republic]]. It has about 900 inhabitants.
==Administrative parts==
The village of Bojmany is an administrative part of Žehušice.
==Etymology==
The name is derived from the personal name Žehuš, meaning "the village of Žehuš's people".<ref>{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|pages=822–823|year=1957|language=cs}}</ref>
==Geography==
Žehušice is located about {{convert|8|km|0}} east of [[Kutná Hora]] and {{convert|26|km|abbr=on}} west of [[Pardubice]]. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the [[Central Elbe Table]]. The market town is situated on the left bank of the [[Doubrava (river)|Doubrava]] River, at the confluence of the Doubrava and Brslenka rivers.
==History==
The first written mention of Žehušice is from 1350. The village was promoted to a [[Městys|market town]] in 1540 by Emperor [[Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand I]], but it lost this title in 1601. From 1661 to 1918, Žehušice was owned by the [[Thun und Hohenstein]] family. In 1865, Žehušice was once again promoted to a market town.<ref>{{cite web |title=Žehušice v datech|url=https://www.mestyszehusice.cz/mestys/historie/zehusice-v-datech/|publisher=Městys Žehušice|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-09}}</ref>
==Demographics==
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|1332
|1880|1243
|1890|1252
|1900|1174
|1910|1066
|1921|1061
|1930|953
|1950|765
|1961|767
|1970|698
|1980|609
|1991|582
|2001|578
|2011|669
|2021|838
|source=Censuses<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>}}
==Transport==
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
==Sights==
[[File:Starý zámek (tvrz) v Žehušicích.jpg|thumb|Old Castle]]
[[File:Kostel svatého Marka v Žehušicích 02.jpg|thumb|Church of Saint Mark and bell tower]]
Žehušice is known for the [[Deer Park Žehušice]]. It is a {{convert|270|ha}} large deer park, founded by the Thun und Hohenstein family in 1867. Among other animals, a rare herd of [[white stag]]s is kept in it. Today it is protected as a nature monument. The deer park is privately owned and is closed to the public.<ref>{{cite web |title=Žehušice|url=https://www.mestyszehusice.cz/zivot-v-obci/pro-turisty/zehusice/|publisher=Městys Žehušice |language=cs|access-date=2022-05-28}}</ref> The landscape around Žehušice, including the deer park and the castle park of the nearby [[Kačina]] castle, is protected as a [[Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones|landscape monument zone]], because it is a uniquely preserved document of Baroque urbanism and a Baroque composed landscape.<ref>{{cite web |title=Žehušicko – krajinná památková zóna|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/zehusicko-krajinna-pamatkova-zona-7663938|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-09}}</ref>
The Žehušice Castle is located next to the deer park. It is an early Baroque castle whose construction was completed in 1679. In 1826, it was rebuilt in the [[Empire style]]. A castle park is adjacent to the castle.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zámek|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/zamek-15812020|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-09}}</ref>
A notable building is the former Renaissance fortress, also called Old Castle. In addition to its historical value, it is known as the birthplace of [[Giovanni Punto]]. Today the building is dilapidated and unused.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bývalá tvrz, tzv. Starý zámek|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/byvala-tvrz-tzv-stary-zamek-3019083|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-09}}</ref>
The Church of Saint Mark belongs to the main landmarks of Žehušice. It was built in the Baroque style in 1760. Next to the church is an atypical separate bell tower, built in the [[Moorish architecture|Moorish style]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Marka|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-marka-15846064|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-09}}</ref>
==Notable people==
*[[Giovanni Punto]] (1746–1803), horn player
==References==
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==External links==
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*{{official|https://www.mestyszehusice.cz/}}
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[[Category:Market towns in the Czech Republic]]
[[Category:Populated places in Kutná Hora District]]