Sázava (Benešov District)

:"See other places named Sázava."Geobox | Settlement
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region = Central Bohemian
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district = Benešov
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commune = Benešov
municipality = Sázava
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Sázava (IPA2|ˈsa:zava) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 3,800 inhabitants.

Villages Bělokozly, Černé Budy, Čeřenice and Dojetřice are administrative parts of Sázava.

Originally a monastery with Slavic liturgy, originated in 1032. Since the early 12th century the Benedictine monastery. Burnt down by the Hussites, revived in the 16th century, in the 17th century rebuilt in the Baroque style. The monastery abolished by Joseph II, in the 19th century rebuilt into a Pseudo-Renaissance chateau. A monumental torso of the Church of St. Prokop, an abbot chapel, a Gothic crypt. The exposition “the Old-Slavic Sázava”, a capitulary hall with Gothic wall paintings. A significant medieval centre of Slavic culture and literature. The Madonna of Sázava.

External links

* [http://www.mestosazava.cz/ Municipal website] (cz)