Záboří nad Labem is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Administrative division Záboří nad Labem consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Záboří nad Labem (722) Habrkovice (113)
Etymology The name Záboří is derived from the Czech word bor ('pine forest') and the expression za borem ('behind the pine forest'), which referred to the location of the village. The suffix nad Labem ('upon the Elbe') serves to distinguish it from other places with the same name.
Geography Záboří nad Labem is located about northeast of Kutná Hora and west of Pardubice. It lies mostly in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table, only a small part of the municipal territory in the northwest extends into the Iron Mountains. The highest point is at above sea level. The municipality is situated at the confluence of the Elbe and Doubrava rivers.
History The first written mention of Záboří nad Labem is from 1338, when the village was owned by the Sedlec Abbey. During the Hussite Wars, the abbey was burned down, and Záboří nad Labem was annexed to the Kolín estate in 1436. That lasted until 1636, when the village was acquired by marriage by Bedřich Kašpar Švihovský and annexed to the Nové Dvory estate.
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Transport
The I/2 road (the section from Kutná Hora to Pardubice) runs through the southern part of the municipality.
Záboří nad Labem is located on the railway line Kolín–Česká Třebová.
Sights The main landmark of Záboří nad Labem is the Church of Saint Procopius. It was originally a Romanesque church from the mid-12th century, rebuilt in the early Baroque style. Next to the church is a separate wooden bell tower.
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