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Sázava (town)

Coordinates: 49°52′18″N 14°53′48″E / 49.87167°N 14.89667°E / 49.87167; 14.89667
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Sázava
Town
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Coordinates: 49°52′18″N 14°53′48″E / 49.87167°N 14.89667°E / 49.87167; 14.89667
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictBenešov
First mentioned1053
Government
 • MayorVladimír Dvořák
Area
 • Total
20.48 km2 (7.91 sq mi)
Elevation
312 m (1,024 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
3,906
 • Density190.7/km2 (494.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
285 06
Websitewww.mestosazava.cz

Sázava (Czech pronunciation: [ˈsaːzava], German: Sasau) is a town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,900 inhabitants. It is located on the Sázava River. Together with the Sázava Monastery, the town was established in the 11th century.

Administrative division

Sázava consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Sázava (2,716)
  • Bělokozly (102)
  • Čeřenice (80)
  • Černé Budy (762)
  • Dojetřice (59)

Etymology

The name was transferred to the settlement from the river Sázava.[3]

Geography

Sázava is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Benešov and 34 km (21 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies is a hilly landscape, the eastern part of the municipal territory belongs to the Benešov Uplands and the western part belongs to the Vlašim Uplands. Most of the built-up area is situated around bends of the Sázava River.

History

The settlement was founded around the Sázava Monastery, established in 1032 and destroyed in the Hussite Wars in 1421.[4] Near the monastery was founded the village of Černé Budy, which is as old as the town proper. The first written mention of Sázava and Černé Budy is from 1053.[5]

Demographics

Economy

The eastern side of the town, on the left bank of the Sázava River, has a predominantly industrial character. It includes Kavalierglass, a glass manufacturer plant. It was established in 1837 by Franz Kavalier, however, the original smelter has not been preserved.[8]

Transport

The town is located on the railway line from Zruč nad Sázavou to Čerčany and is served by four train stations and stops: Sázava, Sázava zastávka, Samopše and Plužiny.[9]

Sights

The main landmark is the former Sázava Monastery. Today it is managed by the National Heritage Institute and open to the public. The monastery complex includes the Church of Saint Procopius.[4]

Sázava has appeared under the name Sasau as one of the accessible towns in the 2018 video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance.[10]

Notable people

References

  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 (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in čeština). p. 14–15.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "History". Sázava Monastery. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  5. ↑ Kellner, Zdeněk (2018-06-28). "Unikátem mezi historickými sídly je Sázava". Deník.cz (in čeština). Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  6. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  7. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  8. ↑ "Historie" (in čeština). Město Sázava. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  9. ↑ "Station details Sázava". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
  10. ↑ "Herní hit Kingdom Come nastartoval v Sázavském klášteře turistiku". iDNES.cz (in čeština). 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
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