Sázava (Žďár nad Sázavou District)

Municipality in Vysočina, Czech Republic

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49°33′35″N 15°51′27″E / 49.55972°N 15.85750°E / 49.55972; 15.85750Country

Czech RepublicRegion Vysočina District Žďár nad SázavouFirst mentioned1406Area

• Total7.56 km² (2.92 sq mi)Elevation

507 m (1,663 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total669 • Density88/km² (230/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

592 11

Websitewww.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

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Počátky osídlení horního posázaví" (in Czech). Obec Sázava. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
^ "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.