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.
Poříčí nad Sázavou | |
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.jpg) Church of Saint Peter | |
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  Poříčí nad Sázavou Location in the Czech Republic | |
| 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 |
Administrative division
editPoříčí nad Sázavou consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Poříčí nad Sázavou (1,384)
- Hvozdec (110)
Geography
editPoříčí 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
editThe first written mention of Poříčí nad Sázavou is from 1351.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe 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
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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.[6] The Church of Saint Gall was built in the mid-13th century. Gothic and Baroque modifications took place after 1620 and in 1745.[7]
Notable people
edit- Josef Topol (1935–2015), playwright
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ "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.
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