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Sázava River
Sázava may refer to places in the Czech Republic: *Sázava (river) *Sázava (town), a town in the Central Bohemian Region **Sázava Monastery in the town *Sázava (Ústí nad Orlicí District), a municipality and village in the Pardubice Region * Sázava (Žďár nad Sázavou District), a municipality and village in the Vysočina Region *Sázava, a village and part of Davle Davle is a market town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. Administrative division Davle consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 cens ... in the Central Bohemian Region *Sázava, a village and part of Nový Rychnov in the Vysočina Region See also * Moravská Sázava, a river * Procopius of Sázava, Czech saint {{DEFAULTSORT:Sazava ...
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Sázava (river)
The Sázava () is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Vltava River. It flows through the Vysočina Region, Vysočina and Central Bohemian Region, Central Bohemian regions. It is long, making it the List of rivers of the Czech Republic, 6th longest river in the Czech Republic. Etymology The first written mention of the river is from 1045, when it was called ''Zazoa'' in a Latin text. Other early spellings of the name were ''Zazaua'' and ''Sassava''. There are several theories about the origin of the name. One of the more likely theories says that the name could be derived from the Proto-Slavic language, Proto-Slavic verb ''sadjati'' (modern Czech ''sázet, usazovat''), meaning "to sediment", "to sink to the bottom". According to another theory, the name has its basis in the Celtic word ''sathá'', which meant "grove, forest", as well as "swarming, flickering". Characteristic The Sázava originates in Cikháj in the Upper Svratka Highlands at an elevation of a ...
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Sázava (town)
Sázava (, ) is a town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,900 inhabitants. Administrative division Sázava consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Sázava (2,716) *Bělokozly (102) * Čeřenice (80) *Černé Budy (762) *Dojetřice (59) Geography Sázava is located about northeast of Benešov and 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. The first written mention of the village near the monastery called Černé Budy, which is the oldest part of the town, is from 1053. The municipal name of Sázava is modern. Demographics Economy The eas ...
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Sázava Monastery
Sázava Monastery () is a former Benedictine abbey and a monastery in Bohemia (Czech Republic), established by Bretislaus I, Duke of Bohemia around 1032. It is situated some 30 km southeast of Prague, on the right bank of the eponymous Sázava (river), Sázava river, a right tributary of the Vltava. The town of Sázava (town), Sázava (Benešov District) grew around the monastery. The monastery is notable, long after its foundation by St Procopius of Sázava, for having followed the Byzantine Rite in the Church Slavonic language, Old Church Slavonic liturgical language in the 11th century. It was forcibly transferred to the Latin Church, Latin rite in 1097, but remained a monastery until its destruction during the Hussite Wars in 1421. It was again re-established as part of the re-catholization of Bohemia under History of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown (1648–1867), Habsburg rule in 1664 and finally Suppression of monasteries, dissolved under the policy of Josephinism i ...
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Sázava (Ústí Nad Orlicí District)
Sázava () is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Sázava lies approximately south-east of Ústí nad Orlicí, east of Pardubice, and east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P .... Demographics References External links * Villages in Ústí nad Orlicí District {{Pardubice-geo-stub ...
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Sázava (Žďár Nad Sázavou District)
Sázava is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Sázava lies approximately west of Žďár nad Sázavou, north-east of Jihlava, and south-east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P .... Administrative division Sázava consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Sázava (602) *Česká Mez (35) History The first written mention of Sázava is from 1406. Demographics References External links * Villages in Žďár nad Sázavou District {{Vysočina-geo-stub ...
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Davle
Davle is a market town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. Administrative division Davle consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Davle (1,127) *Sázava (307) *Sloup (440) Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Davel, meaning "Davel's (court)". Until the 16th century, the settlement was called Davel, but then the name evolved to the feminine gender. Geography Davle is located about south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Suchý vrch with an elevation of . The market town is situated at the confluence of the Vltava and Sázava (river), Sázava rivers. History The first written mention of Davle is in the founding deed of the Benedictines, Benedictine monastery of St. John the Baptist by Duke Boleslaus II of Bohemia, Boleslaus II in 999. It became known as Ostrov Monastery, referring to its location on an i ...
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Nový Rychnov
Nový Rychnov () is a market town in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Nový Rychnov consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Nový Rychnov (690) *Čejkov (78) *Chaloupky (30) *Křemešník (6) *Řeženčice (54) *Sázava (136) *Trsov (3) Etymology The name Rychnov is derived from the German word ''Rauchenau'', which meant "in the rich floodplain". The attribute ''nový'' means 'new'. Geography Nový Rychnov is located about southeast of Pelhřimov and west of Jihlava. It lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is Křemešník at above sea level, which is the highest peak of the entire Křemešník Highlands. History The first written mention of Nový Rychnov is from 1352, when it was part of the Červená Řečice estate. Until the Hussite Wars, it was owned by the Prague archbishopric, then it was a property of various nob ...
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Moravská Sázava
The Moravská Sázava is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Morava River. It flows through the Pardubice and Olomouc regions. It is long. Etymology There are several theories about the origin of the name. One of the more likely theories says that the name could be derived from the Proto-Slavic verb ''sadjati'' (modern Czech ''sázet, usazovat''), meaning 'to sediment', 'to sink to the bottom'. According to another theory, the name has its basis in the Celtic word ''sathá'', which meant 'grove', 'forest', as well as 'swarming', 'flickering'. The attribute "Moravská" (indicating its affiliation both to Moravia and to the Morava River) distinguishes the river from the Sázava River. Characteristic The Moravská Sázava originates in the territory of Výprachtice in the Orlické Mountains at the elevation of and flows to Zvole, where it enters the Morava River at an elevation of . It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of . The average discharge at i ...
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