| Křivsoudov | |
| Settlement Type: | Market town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Benešov |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.6331°N 15.0875°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1276 |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.66 |
| Elevation M: | 442 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 449 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 257 65, 257 66 |
Křivsoudov is a market town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
The villages of Jenišovice and Lhota Bubeneč are administrative parts of Křivsoudov.
Křivsoudov is located about southeast of Benešov and 62km (39miles) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is at 542m (1,778feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Křivsoudov is from 1276, when there was a fortress owned by Oldřich of Říčany. He replaced it with a castle and founded also the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. From 1307 to 1424, the village was property of the bishopric of Prague. In the second half of the 14th century, during the rule of Jan of Jenštejn, Křivsoudov was promoted to a market town. The Trčka of Lípa family then owned Křivsoudov for more than 100 years, but they didn't live here and the local castle fell into disrepair.[2]
Jindřich Střela of Rokyce bought Křivsoudov in 1550 and had repair the castle. During the rule of the Střela of Rokyce family, the market town obtained various privileges and prospered. The properties of the family were confiscated in 1622 after the Battle of White Mountain. The next notable owner of the estate was John Leopold of Trautson and Falkenstein, who bought it in 1702 and merged it with the Dolní Kralovice estate. In 1715, the castle and the market town were damaged by a fire and John Leopold left Křivsoudov.[2]
The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno runs along the eastern municipal border.
The main landmark of Křivsoudov is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It is a medieval Gothic church with Baroque modifications.[3]
A valuable building is the pseudo-Renaissance town hall from the end of the 19th century.[4]