Sázava (Žďár nad Sázavou District)

Coordinates: 49°33′35″N 15°51′27″E / 49.55972°N 15.85750°E / 49.55972; 15.85750
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Sázava
Evangelical church
Evangelical church
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
592 11
Websitewww.obecsazava.cz

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 parts

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

History

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

Demographics

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

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Počátky osídlení horního posázaví" (in Czech). Obec Sázava. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Žďár nad Sázavou" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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