Sázava (town)
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Sázava | |
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 Sázava River and Sázava Monastery | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Sázava Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°52′18″N 14°53′48″E / 49.87167°N 14.89667°ECoordinates: 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 | Ivan Koldcsiter |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.42 km2 (7.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 312 m (1,024 ft) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,748 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/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. It lies between Tábor and Prague on a bend on the Sázava River.
Administrative parts[]
Villages of Bělokozly, Černé Budy, Čeřenice and Dojetřice are administrative parts of Sázava.
History[]
The settlement coalesced around Sázava Monastery, established 1032 and destroyed in the Hussite Wars, in 1421. The village near the monastery is recorded as early as 1053, and under the name Buda in 1788. The name Schwarz-Buda is recorded in 1844. The former village is now the western part of Sázava town, known as Černé Budy, on the right bank of the Sázava river. The monastery church now operates as the Roman Catholic parish church of Černé Budy. The municipal name of Sázava is modern.
Economy[]
The eastern side of the town, on the left bank of the Sázava river, is largely industrial in character, including the Kavalierglass, Inc. glass manufacturer plant (established in 1837 by Franz Kavalier), and Sázava-Černé Budy train station.
In popular culture[]
Sázava has appeared as one of the accessible towns in the 2018 video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance. It takes place in the early 15th century, in the Kingdom of Bohemia, as part of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown and the Holy Roman Empire in what is now the Czech Republic.[2]
Notable people[]
- 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[]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
- ^ "Herní hit Kingdom Come nastartoval v Sázavském klášteře turistiku" (in Czech). iDnes. 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
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- Populated places in Benešov District
- Cities and towns in the Czech Republic