Záhoří (Písek District)

Záhoří
Záhoří
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 49°20′59″N 14°12′50″E / 49.34972°N 14.21389°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Písek
First mentioned	1307
Area
• Total	14.72 km2 (5.68 sq mi)
Elevation	482 m (1,581 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	789
• Density	53.6/km2 (139/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	398 18
Website	www.zahori.cz

Záhoří is a municipality in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Záhoří consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Dolní Záhoří (101)
Horní Záhoří (397)
Jamný (104)
Kašina Hora (61)
Svatonice (53)
Třešně (58)

Etymology

The name Záhoří is derived from the location of the settlement za horou, i.e. 'behind the mountain'.^[3]

Geography

Záhoří is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Písek and 44 km (27 mi) northwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the Tábor Uplands. The highest point is the hill Na Lomech at 543 m (1,781 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Záhoří (formerly called Zahoří) is from 1307. The most notable owners of the village were the Švamberk family, who owned it from 1472 to 1622.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,342	—
1880	1,269	−5.4%
1890	1,201	−5.4%
1900	1,179	−1.8%
1910	1,197	+1.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,202	+0.4%
1930	1,084	−9.8%
1950	882	−18.6%
1961	828	−6.1%
1970	746	−9.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	825	+10.6%
1991	760	−7.9%
2001	719	−5.4%
2011	824	+14.6%
2021	774	−6.1%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

The train station Záhoří in the village of Svatonice is located on the railway line Písek–Tábor.^[7]

Sights

In Horní Záhoří is the Church of Saint Michael. The first mention of the church is from 1351, but it was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War and completely rebuilt in 1639. Modifications were made in the 18th and 19th centuries.^[8]

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 (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in čeština). p. 697, 700.
↑ "Z historie" (in čeština). Obec Záhoří. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
↑ "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.
↑ "Station details Záhoří". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
↑ "Kostel sv. Michaela" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-08-31.

External links

Official website

[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. 697, 700.

[4] "Z historie" (in čeština). Obec Záhoří. Retrieved 2023-10-31.

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

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

[7] "Station details Záhoří". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-08-24.

[8] "Kostel sv. Michaela" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-08-31.

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