Sázava (Žďár nad Sázavou District)

Sázava
Municipality
Evangelical church
Flag Coat of arms
Sázava Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°33′35″N 15°51′27″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Žďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned	1406
Area
• Total	7.56 km^2 (2.92 sq mi)
Elevation	507 m (1,663 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	669
• Density	88/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	592 11
Website	www.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

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[3][4]

References

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.

External links

• Official website