Lipnice nad Sázavou
Lipnice nad Sázavou (German: Lipnitz an der Sasau) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Lipnice nad Sázavou | |
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![]() Aerial view of the town with the castle | |
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![]() ![]() Lipnice nad Sázavou Location in the Czech Republic | |
Coordinates: 49°36′47″N 15°24′49″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Vysočina |
District | Havlíčkův Brod |
First mentioned | 1226 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Zdeněk Rafaj |
Area | |
• Total | 11.15 km2 (4.31 sq mi) |
Elevation | 590 m (1,940 ft) |
Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 647 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 582 32 |
Website | www |
Administrative parts


The village of Vilémovec is an administrative parts of Lipnice nad Sázavou.
History
The first written mention of Lipnice is from 1226. It was the so-called Lower Lipnice and refers today's Dolní Město.[2] The Lipnice Castle was founded in 1310 and the settlement of Upper Lipnice was founded together with the castle. In 1370, it was acquired by King Charles IV and promoted to a town. It was a town until the reforms in the middle of the 19th century.[3]
It is very likely that the so-called Lipnice Bible from 1421 was finished here.
In September 2019, the town status was granted back to Lipnice.[4]
Sights
The most notable landmark and the main tourist destination of the town is the Lipnice Castle.
In the house, where Jaroslav Hašek lived and worked in 1921–1923, is now the Memorial of Jaroslav Hašek with an exposition on his life and work.[5]
Notable people
- Jindřich Matyáš Thurn (1567–1640), nobleman and military leader
- Jaroslav Hašek (1883–1923), writer; lived and died here
- Karel Čáslavský (1937–2013), film historian
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
- "Město" (in Czech). Město Lipnice nad Sázavou. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- "History of Lipnice castle". Lipnice Castle. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- "Lipnice nad Sázavou se stala městem, má 650 obyvatel" (in Czech). Novinky.cz. 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- "Na hradě Lipnice nad Sázavou prováděl turisty i Jaroslav Hašek" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2021-10-28.