Zdas metalworking machines

Zdas  and the region
The history of Czech lands is related to spiritual and cultural importance of small towns and theír regions. They originated a number of incentives which resulted in original and till today inspiring legacy. This phenomena influenced
a deep blending of the architectonic styles and natural beauties. The area of the Czech Moravian Highland and the Ždär region has been essentially connected with the building and with activities of the ŽĎAS compaпy during
the last 50 years. The company strongly influenced the town development and changed the countryside, but during the last decades it has been successfully facing this fact. All the environmental matters are treated according to the standards and the proper company campus can be compared with the park.
The company shows the relation with the region through support of a number of sport and social actívíties. During the last years this support has been highlighted by establíshment of the information centre which accepted the commitment of taking care for the historical premises of the former monastery in Žd áг and the pilgrím church of St. Jan Nepomucký at Zelená hora hill - the sight assigned to UNESCO list.
Gold Ski
The most important sports event of the region is the egular World Cup champíonshíp in cross country skiing - Gold Ski of the Czech-Moravian Highlands in Nové Město пa Moravě. The ŽĎAΣ3 logotype does not miss at the starting numbers ot the best world skiers.

 Svratka
The ŽĎAS-Svratka hotel is located in the middle of the Ždás hills on a gentle
sunny slope with a view of the most beautiful parts of the Protected Natural
Aгea.
Well-equipped area is suitable for the round-the-year stay. The modern pavi-
líon of rehabilitation and training serves for rehabilitation of psychic and physical energy of the visitors.
A covered swimming pool, gym, twopath bowling hall, golf and further
sports grounds are available for the sports and recreation purposes.
Lovers of winter sports are provided a ski-tow on the downhill piste belongíng to the ho A number of indícated tourist paths or winter ski tracks leads the visïtors, to the most beautiful places of this picturesque corner of the High- lands.
The hotel d ısposes of single up to five-bed rooms including shower, toilet, TV and radio. From three- up to five-bed rooms are available in the bungalows.
The rehabilitation service of the recreation centre provide classical massages, water bathing, Skotch douches, paraffin and inhalational therapy.
Sigismund Zikmund bell, the largest ŽĎAS who donated the new tongue to manípulator in the ŽĎAS forging shop 
bell of the cathedral of St. Vitus, St. Ada1- the Prague s castle. was used. Nevertheless, material combert and St. Wenceslas in the Prague s During production in the plant of the position, mechanical properties and hard-
castle is also the largest one of the most modern forging shop in the Czech ness accord with the original material.
Czech bells. On the 15 June 2002, on Republic a number of problems were The memorable bell, the tongue of
St. Vitus s day, the Sigìsmund bell fell solved within sight of the beII-founder. which was forged in the Highlands, was
silent. Tongue of the bell suddenly burst The classic manual smíthing procedu- made festive ring again on the
during toll and the broken off part of the res did not enable to forge the tongue in 28` September, 2002 during the Mass
tongue fell down through the belfry the length of 269 ćentímeters and on the occassion of the St. Wences-
floor. Production of the new tongue was weight of 385 kilograms. That is why the 1as s Day who is the Patron Saint of the
taken on by the joint stock company hydraulic CKV 630 press with a wheel Czech Lands.

1252 - after establishment of the Žd áг cistercian abbey the firstprospectors arrived in the region looking for silver and later on for iron ore
1366 - village of Polnička by Ždär, 1406 - Ždär nad Sázavou - the first written information about iron making in the iron mills withreduction furnaces
1480 - peeг Viktorín from Kunštát established a cascade of the
ponds around the Sázava river the largest of them is Ve1ké Dářko
with the area of 206 hectares serving as water reservoirs for the
iron mill drive
1614 - commencement of the operation in the first blast furnace with
the indirect way of iron marking in the area of Žd áг monastery
1776-1875 - in the area of the Highland total 23 charcoal blast
furnaces and iron mill were in blast
1838 - the operation of the rail rolling mill commenced in the
ironworks ín Polnička by Žd ár. The complex of the iron works in the
area was one of the largest in the Czech Lands of that time and it
supplied metallurgical and engineering products throughout Europe
1886 - because of transfer to iron making with black coal and
because of the long lasting crisis the iron makíng in Žd áг area was
ended off and dissolved
1951 - commencement of production in the new metallurgical and
engineering complex of the Žd áг engineering works ŽĎAS, the
present joint stock company ŽĎAS,

ZDAS s Part ín Support of the Cultural Herítage of the Regíon
The historical premises of the former cistercian abbey in Žd ár nad Sázavou is one of the jewels of the town. Complex service within the entire premises is provided by the lnformation and Tourist Centre- 1TC ŽĎAS, based on the agreement with the castle s owner Dr. Radslav Kinsky and with the state antient monuments department. 
The 1TC ensures tourist guiding through the convent church of St Mary s Ascension and in the pilgrim church of St Jan Nepomucký, a monument enrolled in the UNESCO list of the world s cultural heritage. The 1TC also
offers the visitors further expositions in the building of former convent and in the newly open Kinsky s Gallery.
Besides these long-lasting exhibitions prepared by the joint stock company ŽĎAS, cultural and social programmes both for the public and for the ŽĎAS s contract and business partners are being organized.