Sázava (Žďár nad Sázavou District)

Sázava ( German Sasau, also Sazau ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located six kilometers west of Zdar nad Sázavou and belongs to Okres Zdar nad Sázavou.

Geography

Sázava is located southwest of Saarer mountains in the valley of the same river Sázava. To the north rises the Peperek ( Beberek, 674 m), to the east the Štěnice (615 m) and the Hamerský Kopec (593 m ) south of the Židovská (602 m) and in the southwest the Rosička ( 644 m). The town is crossed by the national road 19 from Přibyslav by Zdar nad Sázavou. To the north runs the railway line Havlíčkův Brod - Zdar nad Vltavou, the station Sázava u Žďáru is 500 meters outside the town. A mile south of the village belonging to Bohemia lies the historic border with Moravia.

Neighboring towns are Velka Losenice Bambouch and Samotín in the north, Šlakhamry and Najdek in the northeast, Hamry in the east, Česká Mez in the southeast, Rosička and Kopaniny in the south, Huťský Dvůr Nížkov and Buková the southwest, Cerveny Mlyn and Olešenka in the west and Nové Dvory and Pořežín in the northwest.

History

The first written mention of Přibík hammer took place in 1406. The hammer was proven since 1404 in operation and was probably created at the end of the 14th century. 1426 was awesome, the parties, the court and the village of Sázava Sázavec family of Sázava. 1481 sold Jan and Petr Sázavec the hammer with all accessories to the hammer Mr. Petr. 1554 had the hammer champion Gregor and his brother Jakub Gregor's son Hanzl the heavily indebted hammer. After that he was different hammer gentlemen of the environment, in particular the Toman of Figlhammer and was eventually divided to three owners. 1562 acquired Katharina von Waldstein Telc on the hammer with all accessories and hit him the united rule Polná - Přibyslav to. Below leased the rule known as the hammer Peklo, the last message about its operation is from 1714. After its closure it was converted to the mill Pekelský Mlýn. The former Hammerhof was called Pekelský dvůr. After the Toleration Act of 1781 was formed a Protestant church that was initially gepfarrt after Krucemburk. 1785 was a Protestant house of prayer. 1848, the Protestant parish Sázava was established, to which the branch Horni Krupa was connected.

After the abolition of patrimonial Sazau formed in 1850 a municipality in the administrative district of Polna, which consisted of the hamlets of Upper and Sazau Sazau. As of 1878, the village belonged to the district Chotěboř. 1898 took the local train Deutschbrod -Saar to the operation. In the 20th century, the settlements Dolni Sázava and Horni Sázava grew together to form a closed unit. In the 1930s, was built on the hill Rosička a wooden tower, which served to air traffic control. 1949 Sázava was assigned to the Okres Zdar nad Sázavou. The old railway track that ran along the southern edge, was shut down in 1953 and instead put a new double-track line running across the river. In 1961, the annexation to Rosička and together with it in 1980 after Velka Losenice. At the beginning of 1991, the municipality Sázava arose. It leads since 1998 a coat of arms.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the villages Sázava Česká Mez ( Czehomes, 1939-45 Bohemian Rain) and Sázava ( Sasau ) and the settlement Kopaniny ( Kopanina ) and the monolayer Huťský Dvůr ( Hutterhof ).

Attractions

• Hill Rosička with 42 m high telecommunications tower. Established in 2001 building has 24 meters in height and a lookout platform is freely accessible with the exception of the winter months.
• Catholic chapel in Horni Sázava
• , 1885 steeple grown church of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren in Dolni Sázava, built in 1785
• Chapel in Česká Mez
• Nature reserve Rozštípená skala at the Sázava, northeast of the village
• Peperek with remnants of old mining tunnel systems of Lossnitzer
• Atonement Cross
• Betsäule
• Stone bridge over the Sázava