Sázava Monastery

Sázava Monastery is a former Benedictine abbey and a monastery in , established by Bretislaus I, Duke of Bohemia around 1032. It is situated some 30 km southeast of , on the right bank of the eponymous , a right tributary of the .
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  • Email: sazava@npu.cz
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: national monument of the Czech Republic
  • Also known as: “Klášter Sázava” and “Sazava Monastery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monastery church of Saint Procopius in Sázava and kříž u Sázavského kláštera.

Church
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Wayside cross
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is a wayside cross, which is situated 100 metres south of Sázava Monastery.

House
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is a house, which is situated 160 metres southeast of Sázava Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Černé Budy and Sázava.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Town
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is a town in in the of the . It has about 3,900 inhabitants. It is located on the River. Together with the Monastery, the town was established in the 11th century.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Sázava Monastery

Latitude
49.87775° or 49° 52′ 40″ north
Longitude
14.89722° or 14° 53′ 50″ east
Inception
1032
Open location code
8FXPVVHW+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 675679872
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q369547
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Sázava Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Сазаўскі кляштар”
  • Czech: “klášter Sázava”
  • Czech: “Sázavský klášter”
  • Esperanto: “monaĥejo de Sázava”
  • French: “Monastere de Sazava”
  • French: “monastère de Sázava”
  • French: “Monastère de Sázava”
  • German: “Kloster Sázava”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Sázava”
  • Macedonian: “Сазавски манастир”
  • Polish: “Klasztor w Sázavie”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Sázava”
  • Russian: “Сазавский монастырь”
  • Slovak: “Sázavský kláštor”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Sázava”
  • Ukrainian: “Сазавський монастир”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Severní zahrada and Městský úřad Sázava.

Nearby Places

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