Psáře

Psáře
Psáře
Municipality
	Centre of Psáře
	Flag Coat of arms
	Psáře Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°45′21″N 14°57′43″E / 49.75583°N 14.96194°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Benešov
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	8.30 km2 (3.20 sq mi)
Elevation	486 m (1,594 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	142
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	258 01
Website	www.psare.cz

Psáře is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Dubovka is an administrative part of Psáře.

Etymology[edit]

The word psář denoted a person who took care of hunting dogs and trained them. In the days before the village was established, the territory belonged to the royal chamber and there was a fortress where a psář resided.^[2]

Geography[edit]

Psáře is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Benešov and 45 km (28 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Vlašim Uplands. The highest point is at 500 m (1,600 ft) above sea level.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Psáře is from 1352. Dubovka was first mentioned in 1471.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	431	—
1880	438	+1.6%
1890	421	−3.9%
1900	410	−2.6%
1910	380	−7.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	379	−0.3%
1930	336	−11.3%
1950	256	−23.8%
1961	240	−6.2%
1970	203	−15.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	165	−18.7%
1991	137	−17.0%
2001	121	−11.7%
2011	126	+4.1%
2021	129	+2.4%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport[edit]

The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno passes through the municipality.

Sights[edit]

The main landmark of Psáře is the Church of the Holy Trinity. It is a Gothic church, rebuilt to its present form in 1863–1864. Next to the church is an architecturally unique morgue with a belfry in the attic.^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Původ názvu "Psáře"" (in Czech). Obec Psáře. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Psáře. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Benešov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 23–24.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-31.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Původ názvu "Psáře"" (in Czech). Obec Psáře. Retrieved 2024-05-31.

[3] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Psáře. Retrieved 2024-05-31.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Benešov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 23–24.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-31.

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