Sány

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

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50°7′29″N 15°14′52″E / 50.12472°N 15.24778°E / 50.12472; 15.24778Country

Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictNymburkFirst mentioned1352Area

• Total9.48 km² (3.66 sq mi)Elevation

196 m (643 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total580 • Density61/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

289 06

Websitewww.obecsany.cz

Sány is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Geography

Sány is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Nymburk and 50 km (31 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat and mostly agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Cidlina River.

History

The first written mention of Sány is from 1352, when it was listed as property of the monastery in Mnichovo Hradiště.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	613	—
1880	732	+19.4%
1890	698	−4.6%
1900	732	+4.9%
1910	819	+11.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	832	+1.6%
1930	821	−1.3%
1950	658	−19.9%
1961	621	−5.6%
1970	610	−1.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	531	−13.0%
1991	466	−12.2%
2001	437	−6.2%
2011	475	+8.7%
2021	559	+17.7%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The D11 motorway (part of the European route E67) from Prague to Hradec Králové leads across the municipality.

The railway line Kolín–Trutnov passes through the municipal territory, but the station named Sány is located in neighbouring Opolánky.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[5] The main landmark of Sány is the Church of Saint Andrew. It is a modern Empire church built in 1827, after the old local Gothic church was demolished in 1824.^[2]

Notable people

Jan Čapek of Sány (c. 1390 – c. 1452), nobleman and military officer

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Historie a nálezy" (in Czech). Obec Sány. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Nymburk" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Sány". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-04.