Sázava (, ) is a town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,900 inhabitants. It is located on the Sázava River. Together with the Sázava Monastery, the town was established in the 11th century.
Administrative division Sázava consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Sázava (2,716) Bělokozly (102) Čeřenice (80) Černé Budy (762) Dojetřice (59)
Etymology The name was transferred to the settlement from the river Sázava.
Geography Sázava is located about northeast of Benešov and southeast of Prague. It lies is a hilly landscape, the eastern part of the municipal territory belongs to the Benešov Uplands and the western part belongs to the Vlašim Uplands. Most of the built-up area is situated around bends of the Sázava River.
History The settlement was founded around the Sázava Monastery, established in 1032 and destroyed in the Hussite Wars in 1421. Near the monastery was founded the village of Černé Budy, which is as old as the town proper. The first written mention of Sázava and Černé Budy is from 1053.
Demographics
Economy
The eastern side of the town, on the left bank of the Sázava River, has a predominantly industrial character. It includes Kavalierglass, a glass manufacturer plant. It was established in 1837 by Franz Kavalier, however, the original smelter has not been preserved.
Transport The town is located on the railway line from Zruč nad Sázavou to Čerčany and is served by four train stations and stops: Sázava, Sázava zastávka, Samopše and Plužiny.
Sights
The main landmark is the former Sázava Monastery. Today it is managed by the National Heritage Institute and open to the public. The monastery complex includes the Church of Saint Procopius.
In popular culture Sázava has appeared under the name Sasau as one of the accessible towns in the 2018 video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance.
Notable people Otomar Korbelář (1899–1976), actor George Voskovec (1905–1981), Czech-American actor and writer
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