Psáře is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Administrative division Psáře consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Psáře (121) Dubovka (8)
Etymology The word psář denoted a person who took care of hunting dogs and trained them. In the days before the village was established, the territory belonged to the royal chamber and there was a fortress where a psář resided.
Geography Psáře is located about east of Benešov and southeast of Prague. It lies in the Vlašim Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level.
History The first written mention of Psáře is from 1352. Dubovka was first mentioned in 1471.
Demographics
Transport The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno passes through the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Psáře is the Church of the Holy Trinity. It is a Gothic church, rebuilt to its present form in 1863–1864. Next to the church is an architecturally unique morgue with a belfry in the attic.
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