Jimramov
| Jimramov | |||
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| Městys | |||
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  Jimramov | |||
| Coordinates: 49°38′12″N 16°13′11″E / 49.63667°N 16.21972°ECoordinates: 49°38′12″N 16°13′11″E / 49.63667°N 16.21972°E | |||
| Country |
 Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Vysočina | ||
| District | Žďár nad Sázavou | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 21.99 km2 (8.49 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 495 m (1,624 ft) | ||
| Population (1.1.2013) | |||
| • Total | 1,189 | ||
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 592 42 | ||
Jimramov is a small town (městys) in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.
The town covers an area of 21.99 square kilometres (8.49 sq mi), and has a population of 1,185 (as at 3 July 2006).
Jimramov lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 53 km (33 mi) north-east of Jihlava, and 139 km (86 mi) east of Prague.
The town was ravaged and burned to ground by the Swedish armies during Thirty Years' War.
Karel Slavíček, the first Czech sinologist and author of the first precise map of Beijing, was born in townsquare's house Czech: U Slunce ("By the Sun") in 1678.
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