Poříčí nad Sázavou

Poříčí nad Sázavou
Poříčí nad Sázavou
Municipality
	Church of Saint Peter
	Flag Coat of arms
	Poříčí nad Sázavou Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°50′20″N 14°40′28″E / 49.83889°N 14.67444°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Benešov
First mentioned	1351
Area
• Total	9.27 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Elevation	284 m (932 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,632
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	257 21, 257 22
Website	www.poricinadsazavou.cz

Poříčí nad Sázavou is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Hvozdec is an administrative part of Poříčí nad Sázavou.

Geography

Poříčí nad Sázavou is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Benešov and 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Chocholouš at 388 m (1,273 ft) above sea level. The Sázava River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Poříčí nad Sázavou is from 1351.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	866	—
1880	860	−0.7%
1890	865	+0.6%
1900	790	−8.7%
1910	913	+15.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	891	−2.4%
1930	989	+11.0%
1950	980	−0.9%
1961	1,050	+7.1%
1970	1,036	−1.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	945	−8.8%
1991	968	+2.4%
2001	974	+0.6%
2011	1,218	+25.1%
2021	1,494	+22.7%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The I/3 road (part of the European route E55), which connects the D1 motorway with Tábor and further continues as the D3 motorway, passes through Poříčí nad Sázavou.

Sights

Poříčí nad Sázavou is known for two valuable Romanesque churches. The Church of Saint Peter probably dates from the mid-12th century and was restored in 1677.^[5] The Church of Saint Gall was built in the mid-13th century. Gothic and Baroque modifications took place after 1620 and in 1745.^[6]

Notable people

Josef Topol (1935–2015), playwright

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Obec Poříčí nad Sázavou. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Petra" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
^ "Kostel sv. Havla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-12.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Obec Poříčí nad Sázavou. Retrieved 2023-02-12.

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

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

[5] "Kostel sv. Petra" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-12.

[6] "Kostel sv. Havla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-12.

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