Záhoří (Písek District)

Záhoří
Municipality
Church of Saint Michael
Flag Coat of arms
Záhoří Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°20′59″N 14°12′50″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Písek
First mentioned	1307
Area
• Total	14.72 km^2 (5.68 sq mi)
Elevation	482 m (1,581 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	814
• Density	55/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	398 18
Website	www.zahori.cz

Záhoří is a municipality in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of the villages of Dolní Záhoří, Horní Záhoří, Jamný, Kašina Hora, Svatonice and Třešně.

Geography

Záhoří is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Písek and 44 km (27 mi) northwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the Tábor Uplands. The highest point is the hill Na Lomech at 543 m (1,781 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Záhoří (formerly called Zahoří) is from 1307. The most notable owners of the village was the Schwamberg family, who owned it from 1472 to 1622.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,342 —     1880 1,269 −5.4% 1890 1,201 −5.4% 1900 1,179 −1.8% 1910 1,197 +1.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,202 +0.4% 1930 1,084 −9.8% 1950 882 −18.6% 1961 828 −6.1% 1970 746 −9.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 825 +10.6% 1991 760 −7.9% 2001 719 −5.4% 2011 824 +14.6% 2021 774 −6.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The train station Záhoří in the village of Svatonice is located on the railway line Písek–Tábor.[5]

Sights

In Horní Záhoří is the Church of Saint Michael. The first mention of the church is from 1351, but it was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War and completely rebuilt in 1639. Modifications were made in the 18th and 19th centuries.[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Z historie" (in Czech). Obec Záhoří. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
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.
5. "Detail stanice Záhoří" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
6. "Kostel sv. Michaela" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-08-31.

External links

• Official website