Poříčí nad Sázavou
Poříčí nad Sázavou | |
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Coordinates: 49°50′20″N 14°40′28″E / 49.83889°N 14.67444°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Central Bohemian |
District | Benešov |
First mentioned | 1351 |
Area | |
• Total | 9.27 km2 (3.58 sq mi) |
Elevation | 284 m (932 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,632 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 257 21, 257 22 |
Website | www |
Poříčí nad Sázavou is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
[edit]The village of Hvozdec is an administrative part of Poříčí nad Sázavou.
Geography
[edit]Poříčí nad Sázavou is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Benešov and 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Chocholouš at 388 m (1,273 ft) above sea level. The Sázava River flows through the municipality.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Poříčí nad Sázavou is from 1351.[2]
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Transport
[edit]The I/3 road (part of the European route E55), which connects the D1 motorway with Tábor and further continues as the D3 motorway, passes through Poříčí nad Sázavou.
Sights
[edit]Poříčí nad Sázavou is known for two valuable Romanesque churches. The Church of Saint Peter probably dates from the mid-12th century and was restored in 1677.[5] The Church of Saint Gall was built in the mid-13th century. Gothic and Baroque modifications took place after 1620 and in 1745.[6]
Notable people
[edit]- Josef Topol (1935–2015), playwright
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Obec Poříčí nad Sázavou. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Petra" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Havla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-12.