Sány Explained

Sány
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central Bohemian
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nymburk
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:50.1247°N 15.2478°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1352
Area Total Km2:9.48
Elevation M:196
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:580
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:289 06

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 16km (10miles) southeast of Nymburk and 50km (30miles) 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]

Transport

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

The railway line KolínTrutnov 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.[3] 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie a nálezy. Obec Sány. cs. 2023-03-03.
  3. Web site: Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Sány. Ústřední seznam kulturních památek. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2024-07-23.