Poříčí nad Sázavou

Poříčí nad Sázavou
Municipality
Church of Saint Peter
Flag Coat of arms
Poříčí nad Sázavou Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°50′20″N 14°40′28″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Benešov
First mentioned	1351
Area
• Total	9.27 km^2 (3.58 sq mi)
Elevation	284 m (932 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,632
• Density	180/km^2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	257 21, 257 22
Website	www.poricinadsazavou.cz

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 division

Poříčí nad Sázavou consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

• Poříčí nad Sázavou (1,384)
• Hvozdec (110)

Geography

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

The first written mention of Poříčí nad Sázavou is from 1351.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 866 —     1880 860 −0.7% 1890 865 +0.6% 1900 790 −8.7% 1910 913 +15.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 891 −2.4% 1930 989 +11.0% 1950 980 −0.9% 1961 1,050 +7.1% 1970 1,036 −1.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 945 −8.8% 1991 968 +2.4% 2001 974 +0.6% 2011 1,218 +25.1% 2021 1,494 +22.7%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

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

Church of Saint Gall

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

• Josef Topol (1935–2015), playwright

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Obec Poříčí nad Sázavou. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Kostel sv. Petra" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
7. "Kostel sv. Havla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-12.

External links

• Official website