Žd'ár nad Sázavou

Žd'ár nad Sázavou is a small city on the Sázava River¹ in the northwest part of southern Morava (Moravia), Česká (Czech) Republic. It has a population of 23 thousand² and is best known for the Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The church's architect was Jan Blazej Santini and it was built in the 18th century using a 5-pointed star inner design surrounded by a 10-pointed star of cloisters.³

External references

Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora, Česká (Czech) Republic

Footnotes

1. The Sázava flows into the Vlatava, which flows into the Labe (Elbe).
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_the_Czech_Republic, accessed 9/13/2013.
3. UNESCO, World Heritage Sites (Firefly Books, 2010).