Čížová is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Administrative division Čížová consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Čížová (602) Borečnice (57) Bošovice (107) Krašovice (135) Nová Ves (96) Topělec (207) Zlivice (126)
Etymology The adjective (from , i.e. 'siskin') was probably originally associated with some hill on which many siskins lived.
Geography Čížová is located about northwest of Písek and northwest of České Budějovice. It lies on the border of the Tábor Uplands and Blatná Uplands. The highest point is a hill at above sea level. The Otava River forms the eastern municipal border.
History The first written mention of Čížová is from 1316. An untrustworthy mention of Čížová related to the year 942 appears in the chronicle of Wenceslaus Hajek from 1541. Until 1509, the area was owned by Czech kings. In 1509–1547, Čížová was a property of the town of Písek. Notable owners of Čížová were the Deym of Střítež family, who held it from 1560 to 1726. Čížová was then owned by the Czernin family (1726–1753) and by the Lobkowicz family (1753–1932).
Demographics
Transport The D4 motorway briefly passes through the southern part of the municipal territory and runs along the municipal border.
Čížová is located on the railway line Prague–České Budějovice.
Sights
The main landmark is the Church of Saint James the Great, which is situated on a hill above Čížová. The church has a Gothic core and its existence was first documented in 1407. The church is surrounded by a cemetery on which stays the Chapel of Saint Barbara and a historical bell tower. The Chapel of Saint Barbara dates from 1759.
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