Žižkovo Pole is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Administrative division Žižkovo Pole consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Žižkovo Pole (348) Macourov (35)
Etymology In Czech, the name Žižkovo Pole literally means "Žižka's field".
Geography Žižkovo Pole is located about east of Havlíčkův Brod and northeast of Jihlava. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at above sea level.
History The first written mention of Žižkovo Pole is from 1303. The settlement was probably founded at the end of the 13th century and was mostly populated by miners.
Demographics
Transport The I/19 road from Havlíčkův Brod to Žďár nad Sázavou runs along the southwestern municipal border.
Sights
The main landmark of Žižkovo Pole is the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel. It was an early Gothic church, rebuilt in the Baroque style around 1740.
In the southern part of the municipality, between the fields, is Žižka's Mound. It is a high conical memorial, which is said to be located at the place where Jan Žižka died, although today many experts dispute that this is the exact location. It dates from 1874.
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