Úsobí
# Úsobí

Úsobí (German: Pollerskirchen) is a market town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

## Administrative parts

Villages of Chyška and Kosovy are administrative parts of Úsobí.

## Geography

Úsobí is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Havlíčkův Brod and 13 km (8 mi) northwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is a hill with an elevation of 688 metres (2,257 ft). There is a set of ponds fed by the Úsobský brook.

## History

The first written mention of Úsobí is from 1307. In 1789, the village was promoted to a market town.

## Economy

There was a 220-year tradition of glass manufacturing, commencing in 1779, with the initial site being the creation of a glass grinder underneath a pond.

## Transport

The D1 motorway runs through the southern part of the municipal territory.

## Sights

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul was originally a Gothic building from the 13th century, rebuilt to its current form in 1759–1760.

