| Vavřinec | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kutná Hora |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.9136°N 15.0333°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1318 |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.69 |
| Elevation M: | 389 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 592 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 285 04 |
Vavřinec is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
The villages of Chmeliště and Žíšov are administrative parts of Vavřinec.
Th village was named after the patron of the original Romanesque church that stood here – Saint Lawrence (Czech: svatý Vavřinec).[2]
Vavřinec is located about west of Kutná Hora and 39km (24miles) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is the hill Dubina at 440m (1,440feet) above sea level. The Výrovka River flows through the municipality and supplies the Vavřinecký Pond, which is the largest body of water in the district. There are also several other fishponds.
The first written mention of Vavřinec is from 1318.[3] The settlement and the local church were founded in the 14th century by monks from the Sázava Monastery.[2]
The village of Chmeliště is located on the railway line Kolín–Ledečko.[4] In the municipal territory is also the train station Hatě, which serves the neigbouring village of Hatě.
The main landmark of Vavřinec is the Church of Saint Lawrence. The current building, which replaced the old medieval church, was built in the Historicist style in 1876–1877.[5]
The Church of Saint Nicholas is located in Žíšov. It was originally an early Gothic church from the second half of the 13th century. In the first half of the 18th century, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style.[6]