Sázava () is a river in Bohemia,

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...

. It is a right

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainag ...

of the

Vltava Vltava ( , ; german: Moldau ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice and Prague, and finally merging with the Labe ...

. It is long, and its basin area is , mostly contained in the Vysočina and Central Bohemian regions (except for a small area in the northeastern corner of Tábor District,

South Bohemian Region The South Bohemian Region ( cs, Jihočeský kraj; , ) is an administrative unit (''kraj'') of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia. The western part ...

). Its sources are in the area of Žďár nad Sázavou, including

Velké Dářko Velké Dářko is the largest pond (fish pond A fish pond or fishpond is a controlled pond, small artificial lake or retention basin that is stocked with fish and is used in aquaculture for fish farming, for recreational fishing, or for or ...

( Polnička,

Žďár nad Sázavou District Žďár nad Sázavou District ( cs, okres Žďár nad Sázavou) is a district (''okres'') within the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the town of Žďár nad Sázavou. Landscape The district's landscape is ...

). It meanders in a generally north-westwardly direction, past Hamry nad Sázavou,

Havlíčkův Brod Havlíčkův Brod (, until 1945 Německý Brod; german: Deutschbrod) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law a ...

, Sázava,

Přibyslav Přibyslav (german: Primislau) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,000 people. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Admin ...

, Nové Dvory, Pohled,

Světlá nad Sázavou Světlá nad Sázavou (; german: Swietla ob der Sasau) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,400 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages and hamlets of Benetice, Dolní Březinka, ...

, Ledeč nad Sázavou,

Chřenovice Chřenovice is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. Chřenovice lies approximately north-west of Havlíčkův Brod, north-west of Jihlava, and sout ...

, across the Vysočina-Central Bohemian border to Vlastějovice, Horka II, Zruč nad Sázavou, where it is joined by its right tributary

Želivka The Želivka is a river in the Czech Republic, the left tributary of the Sázava River. It originates at the northern slope of the Troják Mountain at the elevation of 677 m. Above Sedlice Reservoir it bears the name Hejlovka. It enters the Sáza ...

Kácov Kácov () is a market town in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Račíněves, Zderadinky, Zderadiny and Zliv are administrative parts of Kácov ...

, Soběšín, Český Šternberk, Rataje nad Sázavou,

Ledečko Ledečko is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Vraník is an administrative part of Ledečko. In popular cu ...

and Sázava-Černé Budy ( Sázava Monastery). From here it flows generally westward, past Stříbrná Skalice, Chocerady, Hvězdonice, Senohraby (Zlenice Castle), Čtyřkoly, Čerčany, Poříčí nad Sázavou,

Nespeky Nespeky is a municipality and village in Benešov District Benešov District ( cs, okres Benešov) is a district ('' okres'') within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Benešov. Complete list of municipaliti ...

, Týnec nad Sázavou,

Krhanice Krhanice is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Dolní Požáry and Prosečnice are administrative parts of Krhanice ...

Kamenný Přívoz Kamenný Přívoz (german: Steinüberfuhr) is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Hi ...

, reaching its confluence with the Vltava (at the latter's 78.3 km mark) at the boundary between Hradištko and Davle, just south of the municipal border of

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

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Rivers of the Central Bohemian Region Rivers of the Vysočina Region {{CzechRepublic-river-stub