Lipnice nad Sázavou

Lipnice nad Sázavou
Lipnice nad Sázavou
Town
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	Coordinates: 49°36′47″N 15°24′49″E / 49.61306°N 15.41361°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Havlíčkův Brod
Founded	1310
Government
• Mayor	Zdeněk Rafaj
Area
• Total	11.15 km2 (4.31 sq mi)
Elevation	590 m (1,940 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	653
• Density	58.6/km2 (152/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	582 32
Website	www.lipnicenadsazavou.cz

Lipnice nad Sázavou (German: Lipnitz) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. It is located in a hilly landscape in the Křemešník Highlands. The town is known for the medieval Lipnice Castle, which is protected as a national cultural monument.

Administrative division

Lipnice nad Sázavou consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Lipnice nad Sázavou (566)
Vilémovec (32)

Etymology

The name Lipnice is derived from the Czech word lípa ('linden') and the adjective lipný, referring to a linden hill or a water flowing through lindens.^[3]

Geography

Lipnice nad Sázavou is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Havlíčkův Brod and 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Jihlava. It lies in a hilly landscape in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is the hill Pyramida at 620 m (2,034 ft) above sea level.

Despite the town's name, the Sázava River does not flow through the municipal territory and there are no significant watercourses. The fishpond Kamenná trouba and the eponymous nature reserve are located west of the town.

History

The first written mention of Lipnice is from 1226. It was the so-called Dolní Lipnice ('lower Lipnice') and refers to today's Dolní Město.^[4] The Lipnice Castle was founded in 1310 and the settlement of Horní Lipnice ('upper Lipnice') was founded together with the castle. In 1370, it was acquired by King Charles IV and promoted to a town. It was a town until the reforms in the middle of the 19th century.^[5]

It is very likely that the so-called Lipnice Bible from 1421 was finished here.

In September 2019, the town status was granted back to Lipnice and Sázavou.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,415	—
1880	1,420	+0.4%
1890	1,314	−7.5%
1900	1,282	−2.4%
1910	1,353	+5.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,268	−6.3%
1930	1,186	−6.5%
1950	962	−18.9%
1961	989	+2.8%
1970	848	−14.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	706	−16.7%
1991	620	−12.2%
2001	614	−1.0%
2011	606	−1.3%
2021	598	−1.3%

Source: Censuses^[7]^[8]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipal territory.

Sights

The most notable landmark and the main tourist destination of the town is the Lipnice Castle. It is owned by the state and is protected as a national cultural monument. After the fire in 1869, part of the castle remained only a torso.^[9]

In the house where Jaroslav Hašek lived and worked in 1921–1923 is now the Memorial of Jaroslav Hašek with an exposition on his life and work.^[10]

Notable people

Jindřich Matyáš Thurn (1567–1640), nobleman and military leader
Jaroslav Hašek (1883–1923), writer; lived and died here
Karel Čáslavský (1937–2013), film historian

References

↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
↑ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in čeština). p. 625.
↑ "Město" (in čeština). Město Lipnice nad Sázavou. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
↑ "History of Lipnice castle". Lipnice Castle. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
↑ "Lipnice nad Sázavou se stala městem, má 650 obyvatel". Novinky.cz (in čeština). 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
↑ "Hrad Lipnice" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
↑ "Na hradě Lipnice nad Sázavou prováděl turisty i Jaroslav Hašek" (in čeština). Czech Radio. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2021-10-28.

External links

[1] "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[3] Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in čeština). p. 625.

[4] "Město" (in čeština). Město Lipnice nad Sázavou. Retrieved 2021-10-28.

[5] "History of Lipnice castle". Lipnice Castle. Retrieved 2021-10-28.

[6] "Lipnice nad Sázavou se stala městem, má 650 obyvatel". Novinky.cz (in čeština). 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2021-10-28.

[7] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[8] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[9] "Hrad Lipnice" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

[10] "Na hradě Lipnice nad Sázavou prováděl turisty i Jaroslav Hašek" (in čeština). Czech Radio. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2021-10-28.

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