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
Evangelical church
Evangelical church
Flag of Sázava
Coat of arms of Sázava
Sázava is located in Czech Republic
Sázava
Sázava
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°33′35″N 15°51′27″E / 49.55972°N 15.85750°E / 49.55972; 15.85750
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictŽďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned1406
Area
 • Total
7.56 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
Elevation
507 m (1,663 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
669
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
592 11
Websitewww.obecsazava.cz

Sázava lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Žďár nad Sázavou, 26 kilometres (16 mi) north-east of Jihlava, and 119 kilometres (74 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts

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The village of Česká Mez is an administrative part of Sázava.

History

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The first written mention of Sázava is from 1406.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869600—    
1880627+4.5%
1890584−6.9%
1900600+2.7%
1910570−5.0%
1921559−1.9%
1930588+5.2%
1950648+10.2%
1961583−10.0%
1970561−3.8%
1980581+3.6%
1991582+0.2%
2001571−1.9%
2011605+6.0%
2021637+5.3%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Počátky osídlení horního posázaví" (in Czech). Obec Sázava. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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