Sázava (, ) is a town in
Benešov District
Benešov District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Benešov.
Administrative division
Benešov District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities wit ...
in the
Central Bohemian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. 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
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 ...
. It lies is a hilly landscape, the eastern part of the municipal territory belongs to the
Benešov Uplands
The Benešov Uplands or Benešov Hills () are uplands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Central Bohemian Region. It belongs to the largest mesoregions in the country. It is named after Benešov ...
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
The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, a ...
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 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.
Transport
The town is located on the railway line from Prague to
Ledeč nad Sázavou
Ledeč nad Sázavou (; until 1921 Ledeč) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,700 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Cz ...
and is served by four train stations.
Sights
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.
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In popular culture
Sázava has appeared under the name ''Sasau'' as one of the accessible towns in the 2018 video game '' Kingdom Come: Deliverance''.
Notable people
* Otomar Korbelář (1899–1976), actor
* George Voskovec (1905–1981), Czech-American actor and writer
References
External links
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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Benešov District