Číhošť (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtʃiːɦoʃc]) is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

The villages of Hlohov, Hroznětín, Tunochody and Zdeslavice are administrative parts of Číhošť.

The name is derived from the personal name Číhošt (written as Čiehošt in old Czech), meaning "Číhošt's (court)".

Číhošť is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Havlíčkův Brod and 41 km (25 mi) northwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is the Borovina hill at 587 m (1,926 ft) above sea level.

In the municipality is located the officially calculated geographical centre of the Czech Republic. It is marked by a monument.

The first written mention of Číhošť is from 1347. From 1348 to 1806, silver was mined in the hills above the village.

The village was the site of the so-called Číhošť miracle in 1949, which led to a crackdown by communist authorities against the Catholic Church and murder of local priest Josef Toufar.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,067 —     1880 1,044 −2.2% 1890 1,013 −3.0% 1900 915 −9.7% 1910 885 −3.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 880 −0.6% 1930 844 −4.1% 1950 620 −26.5% 1961 574 −7.4% 1970 481 −16.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 418 −13.1% 1991 347 −17.0% 2001 335 −3.5% 2011 311 −7.2% 2021 334 +7.4%
Source: Censuses

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

The main landmark of Číhošť is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a Gothic building from the first half of the 14th century, built on the site of an older church.

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