Villages of Bělokozly, Černé Budy, Čeřenice and Dojetřice are administrative parts of Sázava.
Geographyedit
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.
Historyedit
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.
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]
Transportedit
The town is located on the railway line from Prague to Ledeč nad Sázavou and is served by four train stations.
Sightsedit
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 cultureedit
Sázava has appeared under the name Sasau as one of the accessible towns in the 2018 video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance.[7]
^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.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sázava (Benešov District).
Official website
April 09, 2024
sázava, town, sázava, czech, pronunciation, ˈsaːzava, german, sasau, town, benešov, district, central, bohemian, region, czech, republic, about, inhabitants, sázavatownsázava, river, sázava, monasteryflagcoat, armssázavalocation, czech, republiccoordinates, 87. Sazava Czech pronunciation ˈsaːzava German Sasau is a town in Benesov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic It has about 3 800 inhabitants SazavaTownSazava River and Sazava MonasteryFlagCoat of armsSazavaLocation in the Czech RepublicCoordinates 49 52 18 N 14 53 48 E 49 87167 N 14 89667 E 49 87167 14 89667Country Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictBenesovFirst mentioned1053Government MayorVladimir DvorakArea Total20 42 km2 7 88 sq mi Elevation312 m 1 024 ft Population 2023 01 01 1 Total3 834 Density190 km2 490 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code285 06Websitewww wbr mestosazava wbr cz Contents 1 Administrative parts 2 Geography 3 History 4 Demographics 5 Economy 6 Transport 7 Sights 8 In popular culture 9 Notable people 10 References 11 External linksAdministrative parts editVillages of Belokozly Cerne Budy Cerenice and Dojetrice are administrative parts of Sazava Geography editSazava is located about 18 kilometres 11 mi northeast of Benesov and 34 km 21 mi southeast of Prague It lies is a hilly landscape the eastern part of the municipal territory belongs to the Benesov Uplands and the western part belongs to the Vlasim Uplands Most of the built up area is situated around bends of the Sazava River History editThe settlement was founded around the Sazava Monastery established in 1032 and destroyed in the Hussite Wars in 1421 2 The first written mention of the village near the monastery called Cerne Budy which is the oldest part of the town is from 1053 3 The municipal name of Sazava is modern Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop 18691 862 18801 927 3 5 18901 819 5 6 19001 949 7 1 19101 754 10 0 YearPop 19211 741 0 7 19301 922 10 4 19501 978 2 9 19612 285 15 5 19702 780 21 7 YearPop 19803 637 30 8 19913 688 1 4 20013 728 1 1 20113 764 1 0 20213 719 1 2 Source Censuses 4 5 Economy editThe eastern side of the town on the left bank of the Sazava 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 editThe town is located on the railway line from Prague to Ledec nad Sazavou and is served by four train stations Sights editThe main landmark is the Sazava 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 editSazava has appeared under the name Sasau as one of the accessible towns in the 2018 video game Kingdom Come Deliverance 7 Notable people editOtomar Korbelar 1899 1976 actor George Voskovec 1905 1981 Czech American actor and writerReferences edit Population of Municipalities 1 January 2023 Czech Statistical Office 2023 05 23 a b History Sazava Monastery Retrieved 2022 05 22 Kellner Zdenek 2018 06 28 Unikatem mezi historickymi sidly je Sazava Benesovsky denik in Czech Denik cz Retrieved 2022 05 22 Historicky lexikon obci Ceske republiky 1869 2011 Okres Benesov 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 Mesto Sazava Retrieved 2022 05 22 Herni hit Kingdom Come nastartoval v Sazavskem klastere turistiku in Czech iDnes 2018 03 27 Retrieved 2020 08 10 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sazava Benesov District Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sazava town amp oldid 1165766726, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
