Žďár nad Sázavou

Žďár nad Sázavou (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʒɟaːr ˈnat saːzavou̯]; German: Saar) is a city in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has approximately 24,000 inhabitants and is the administrative capital of the Žďár nad Sázavou District. The city is a prominent centre of tourism, as a ski resort in winter and a popular destination for cycling and bathing in the summer. It is also situated on a major rail link between Prague and Brno. Žďár nad Sázavou gained prominence after World War II when the communist government decided to build steel works in the city, called ZDAS. Within less than twenty years the population of the city grew fivefold, from about 3,000 in 1950 to 15,000 in 1969, and the number of inhabitants continued to grow...