Sázava (Žďár nad Sázavou District)
Sázava | |
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Evangelical church | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Sázava Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°33′35″N 15°51′27″E / 49.55972°N 15.85750°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Žďár nad Sázavou |
| First mentioned | 1406 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.56 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 507 m (1,663 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 674 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 592 11 |
| Website | www |
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 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 division
Sázava consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Sázava (602)
- Česká Mez (35)
History
The first written mention of Sázava is from 1406.[3]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 600 | — |
| 1880 | 627 | +4.5% |
| 1890 | 584 | −6.9% |
| 1900 | 600 | +2.7% |
| 1910 | 570 | −5.0% |
| 1921 | 559 | −1.9% |
| 1930 | 588 | +5.2% |
| 1950 | 648 | +10.2% |
| 1961 | 583 | −10.0% |
| 1970 | 561 | −3.8% |
| 1980 | 581 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 582 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 571 | −1.9% |
| 2011 | 605 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 637 | +5.3% |
| Source: Censuses[4][5] | ||
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ "Počátky osídlení horního posázaví" (in Czech). Obec Sázava. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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