Havlíčkův Brod

Havlíčkův Brod
Havlíčkovo Square seen from the church tower
Havlíčkův Brod
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°36′28″N 15°34′51″E / 49.60778°N 15.58083°E / 49.60778; 15.58083
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictHavlíčkův Brod
First mentioned1256
Government
  MayorJan Tecl (ODS)
Area
  Total
64.93 km2 (25.07 sq mi)
Elevation
422 m (1,385 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)
  Total
23,791
  Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
580 01
Websitewww.muhb.cz

Havlíčkův Brod (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦavliːtʃkuːv ˈbrot], until 1945 Německý Brod; German: Deutschbrod) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.