Sázava (Ústí nad Orlicí District)

Sázava
Centre of Sázava
Sázava
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°54′29″N 16°38′27″E / 49.90806°N 16.64083°E / 49.90806; 16.64083
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictÚstí nad Orlicí
First mentioned1304
Area
 • Total
5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation
365 m (1,198 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
550
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
563 01
Websitewww.obec-sazava.cz

Sázava (German: Zohsee) 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 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Ústí nad Orlicí, 64 kilometres (40 mi) east of Pardubice, and 161 kilometres (100 mi) east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869595—    
1880672+12.9%
1890661−1.6%
1900588−11.0%
1910545−7.3%
1921597+9.5%
1930489−18.1%
1950369−24.5%
1961414+12.2%
1970403−2.7%
1980520+29.0%
1991529+1.7%
2001554+4.7%
2011566+2.2%
2021259−54.2%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.