| Poříčí nad Sázavou | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Benešov |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.8389°N 14.6744°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1351 |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.27 |
| Elevation M: | 284 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1632 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 257 21, 257 22 |
Poříčí nad Sázavou is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.
The village of Hvozdec is an administrative part of Poříčí nad Sázavou.
Poříčí nad Sázavou is located about 6km (04miles) north of Benešov and 25km (16miles) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Chocholouš at 388m (1,273feet) above sea level. The Sázava River flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Poříčí nad Sázavou is from 1351.[2]
The I/3 road (part of the European route E55), which connects the D1 motorway with Tábor and further continues as the D3 motorway, passes through Poříčí nad Sázavou.
Poříčí nad Sázavou is known for two valuable Romanesque churches. The Church of Saint Peter probably dates from the mid-12th century and was restored in 1677.[3] The Church of Saint Gall was built in the mid-13th century. Gothic and Baroque modifications took place after 1620 and in 1745.[4]