Křižanovská vrchovina

Křižanovská vrchovina is a natural area of ​​the geomorphological unit type with an area of ​​about 2,675 km2 in the central to southern part of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, the highest peak is Harusův kopec (743 m) on cadastral area Radňovice northwest of Nové Město na Moravě. In terms of land, the area is a flat highland with a mean altitude of about 541 m, the river Jihlava crosses it in the direction of the flow from the village Luka nad Jihlavou to Přibyslavice to the northeast and southwest with many protrusions, both parts on the map of the Czech Republic resemble a kind of arc. The northeastern part is approximately delimited from the village of Luka nad Jihlavou by the localities of Žďár nad Sázavou, Nové Město na Moravě, Předkláštěří u Tišnova, Oslavan, Náměště nad Oslavou to Přibyslavic, the territorial protrusion from Žďár nad Sázavou 674 m) in the territory of the Ransko National Nature Reserve, the northernmost point is located somewhere on the edge of the Branch Pond (see map). Roughly in the middle of the northeastern part of the natural area is the town of Křižanov, from which the geographical name of the highlands with a typical landscape is derived. The part of the D1 motorway with the towns of Velké Meziříčí and Velká Bíteš, which gave its name to the Bíteš Highlands (geomorphological subunit), also passes through the north-eastern part. From the river Jihlava between the villages of Luka nad Jihlavou and Přibyslavice, in the southwestern part of the natural area are situated Brtnice (named the geomorphological subunit Brtnická vrchovina), then with many cultural monuments Třešť and Telč, from there east Želetava, in the southernmost part Dačice name of the geomorphological subunit Dačická kotlina) and also Slavonice, directly at the state border with Austria. A very attractive tourist area with many marked hiking trails and nature trails, on the UNESCO World Heritage List in Žďár nad Sázavou is inscribed pilgrimage church of St. Jan Nepomucký on Zelená hora and in Telč an extensive city monument reserve, historical monuments in Třešť, Dačice and elsewhere are also important. For exploring the Křižanovská Highlands, a view of the landscape (360 °) and a view of its highest peak (Harusův kopec) from the Vejdoch hill (663 m) above the village of Jámy, near Žďár nad Sázavou, are important. The peak is accessible from the village of Jámy by a field path with stops of the so-called Stations of the Cross. Under the care of the village, two lime trees were planted at the top of Vejdoch in 1968 to mark the 50th anniversary of the former Czechoslovakia, and in 2018, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary, a lookout was built and a three-meter statue of the Tree of Life was erected ). CZ220112