Sázava (Ústí nad Orlicí District)

Sázava (German: Zohsee) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Sázava
Centre of Sázava
Centre of Sázava
Flag of Sázava
Coat of arms of Sázava
Sázava is located in Czech Republic
Sázava
Sázava
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°54′29″N 16°38′27″E / 49.90806°N 16.64083°E / 49.90806; 16.64083
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictÚstí nad Orlicí
First mentioned1304
Area
 • Total5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation
365 m (1,198 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total568
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
563 01
Websitewww.obec-sazava.cz

Sázava lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Ústí nad Orlicí, 64 kilometres (40 mi) east of Pardubice, and 161 kilometres (100 mi) east of Prague.

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869595—    
1880672+12.9%
1890661−1.6%
1900588−11.0%
1910545−7.3%
1921597+9.5%
1930489−18.1%
1950369−24.5%
1961414+12.2%
1970403−2.7%
1980520+29.0%
1991529+1.7%
2001554+4.7%
2011566+2.2%
2021259−54.2%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Ústí nad Orlicí" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.