Sázava (town)
Sázava | |
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 Sázava River and Sázava Monastery | |
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  Sázava Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°52′18″N 14°53′48″E / 49.87167°N 14.89667°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Benešov |
| First mentioned | 1053 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vladimír Dvořák |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.42 km2 (7.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 312 m (1,024 ft) |
| Population (2022-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,702 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 285 06 |
| Website | www |
Sázava (Czech pronunciation: [ˈsaːzava], German: Sasau) is a town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants.
Administrative parts[edit]
Villages of Bělokozly, Černé Budy, Čeřenice and Dojetřice are administrative parts of Sázava.
Geography[edit]
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[edit]
The settlement was founded around the Sázava Monastery, established in 1032 and destroyed in the Hussite Wars, in 1421.[2] The first written mention of the village near the monastery called Černé Budy, which is the oldest part of the town, is from 1053.[3] The municipal name of Sázava is modern.
Demographics[edit]
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Economy[edit]
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.[6]
Transport[edit]
The town is located on the railway line from Prague to Ledeč nad Sázavou and is served by four train stations.
Sights[edit]
The main landmark is the 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.[2]
In popular culture[edit]
Sázava has appeared under the name Sasau as one of the accessible towns in the 2018 video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance.[7]
Notable people[edit]
- Frank Toepfer (1845–1902), Czech-American machinist, engineer and businessman
- Otomar Korbelář (1899–1976), actor
- George Voskovec (1905–1981), Czech-American actor and writer
References[edit]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
- ^ a b "History". Sázava Monastery. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ Kellner, Zdeněk (2018-06-28). "Unikátem mezi historickými sídly je Sázava". Benešovský Deník (in Czech). Deník.cz. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Benešov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 25–26.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Město Sázava. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ "Herní hit Kingdom Come nastartoval v Sázavském klášteře turistiku" (in Czech). iDnes. 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
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