Lísek
Lísek is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Lísek consists of three municipal parts :- Lísek
- Lhota
- Vojtěchov
Etymology
The village of Lísek was founded on the site of a forest called Lísek. The name is derived from líska, meaning 'hazel'.Geography
Lísek is located about east of Žďár nad Sázavou and northwest of Brno. It lies in the Upper Svratka Highlands. The highest point is the hill Samotín at above sea level. The Bystřice Stream originates here and flows across the municipal territory.History
The first written mention of Lhota is from 1360. The village initially belonged to the Pyšolec estate, then to the Pernštejn estate and after 1588 to the Bystřice estate.In 1951, the small village of Lísek was annexed to the municipality and the entire municipality was renamed Lísek, because Lhota is a common Czech toponymy and confusions occurred.
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.Sights
The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a conciliation cross called U Pytláka. It commemorates a violent event of 1569, when a gamekeeper shot a poacher. It is valuable for its unusual workmanship and high degree of preservation.The main landmark of Lísek is the Church of Saint Nicholas. It was built in the Empire style in 1846–1852. It replaced an older church, which stood in the middle of the cemetery and was demolished after the countruction of the new church.