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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Strážek
| other_name              =
| settlement_type         = [[Městys|Market town]]
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| image_skyline           = Strážek-kostel2013.jpg
| image_caption           = Church of Saints Simon and Jude above Strážek
| image_flag              = Strazek CZ flag.gif
| image_shield            = Strazek znak.jpg
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[Regions of the Czech Republic|Region]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Vysočina Region|Vysočina]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[Districts of the Czech Republic|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Žďár nad Sázavou District|Žďár nad Sázavou]]
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| map_caption             =
| pushpin_map             = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief          = 1
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates             = {{coord|49|26|27|N|16|11|36|E|display=inline,title}}
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| leader_title            =
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| established_title       = First mentioned
| established_date        = 1358
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| area_footnotes          =
| area_total_km2          = 23.00
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| elevation_footnotes     =
| elevation_m             = 461
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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        = 853
| population_density_km2  = auto
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| timezone1               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| 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             = 592 53
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| area_code               =
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| website                 = {{URL|https://www.mestysstrazek.cz/}}
| footnotes               =
}}
'''Strážek''' ({{langx|de|Straschkau}}) is a market town in [[Žďár nad Sázavou District]] in the [[Vysočina Region]] of the [[Czech Republic]]. It has about 900 inhabitants.
==Administrative parts==
The villages of Jemnice, Krčma, Meziboří, Mitrov and Moravecké Janovice are administrative parts of Strážek.
==Geography==
Strážek is located about {{convert|22|km}} southeast of [[Žďár nad Sázavou]] and {{convert|38|km|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Brno]]. It lies in the [[Křižanov Highlands]]. The highest point is the Strážnice hill at {{convert|550|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The [[Bobrůvka (river)|Bobrůvka]] River flows through the market town proper. The Libochovka River flows through the village of Meziboří and supplies one of the largest fishponds in the area, the Mezibořský pond.
==History==
The first written mention of Strážek is from 1358. In 1375, Strážek was already a [[Městys|market town]]. Until 1560, it belonged to the Mitrov estate, then it was annexed to the [[Moravec (Žďár nad Sázavou District)|Moravec]] estate.<ref name=history>{{cite web |title=Historie|url=https://www.losenice.cz/historie|publisher=Městys Strážek|language=cs|access-date=2023-09-12}}</ref>
==Demographics==
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|1566
|1880|1803
|1890|1685
|1900|1605
|1910|1483
|1921|1517
|1930|1303
|1950|1024
|1961|1218
|1970|1068
|1980|967
|1991|973
|2001|956
|2011|909
|2021|875
|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==
[[File:Strážek 315.JPG|thumb|The Bobrůvka River in Strážek]]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
==Sights==
The main landmark of Strážek is the Church of Saints Simon and Jude. It is an architecturally valuable building, built mainly in the Renaissance style in 1616.<ref name=history/><ref>{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Šimona a Judy se sochou sv. Jana Nepomuckého|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-simona-a-judy-se-sochou-sv-jana-nepomuckeho-694270|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-09-12}}</ref>
The Mitrov Castle was probably founded at the end of the 13th century. It was abandoned around 1481. The core of the castle was probably dismantled for material for newer construction in the vicinity. Today, the castle is a ruin, from which several walls have been preserved. The ruin is freely accessible.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zřícenina hradu Mitrov|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/zricenina-hradu-mitrov-696790|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-09-12}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Populated places in Žďár nad Sázavou District]]
[[Category:Market towns in the Czech Republic]]