Sadská () is a town in

Nymburk District Nymburk District ( cs, okres Nymburk) is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Nymburk. Administrative division Nymburk District is divided into three administrative districts of municipaliti ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 3,200 inhabitants.

Geography

Sadská is located about southwest of

Nymburk Nymburk (; german: Nimburg, Neuenburg an der Elbe) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the Elbe River. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an ...

and east of

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. It lies in the

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lowland within the

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region. The highest point of the municipal territory is a hill in the centre of the town with an altitude of . The Šembera River flows southeast of the town, and the

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forms short part of the northern municipal border. In the northern part of the territory there is Sadská Lake, which was created by flooding a sand quarry.

History

The first written mention of Sadská is in the foundation document of the

Břevnov Monastery Břevnov Monastery ( cs, Břevnovský klášter, german: Stift Breunau) is a Benedictine archabbey in the Břevnov Břevnov () is a district in the west of Prague, located in Prague 6. The district is home to the Břevnov Monastery (Czech: ''B� ...

from 993. A royal castle was built on a hill above the town to protect the country road. In 1118–1120, Duke Bořivoj II had built the Church of Saint Apollinaris with a chapter. Until the mid-13th century, monarchs used to go to Sadská for entertainment and hunting. In 1262, the seat was moved to

Poděbrady Poděbrady (; german: Podiebrad) is a spa town in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Elbe. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an u ...

, only the chapter remained. A hundred years later, Charles IV transferred the chapter to New Town of Prague, and the golden times of Sadská came to an end. A convent was founded here, but it was burned down during the

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. A new propsperity began in 1562, when Sadská was promoted to a

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by Ferdinand I. During the 17th century, the castle disappeared as a result of the

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and several large fires. In 1784, Sadská was promoted to a town by

Joseph II Joseph II (German: Josef Benedikt Anton Michael Adam; English: ''Joseph Benedict Anthony Michael Adam''; 13 March 1741 – 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg lands from November 29, 1780 unt ...

Transport

The D11 motorway runs south of the town.

Sights

The landmark of the town is the Church of Saint Appolinaris on a hill above the town. It was rebuilt to its current form by

Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer ( cs, Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer) (1 September 1689, Prague – 18 December 1751) was a Bohemian architect of the Baroque era. He was the fifth son of the German architect Christoph Dientzenhofer and the Bohemian-Ge ...

in 1737–1739, and modified in 1894–1895. The Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows was built next to a spring of healing water in 1714–1721, and probably was also rebuilt by Dientzenhofer. The Baroque bell tower dates from 1691. Originally it was a clock tower.

Notable people

Franz Xaver Niemetschek Franz Xaver Niemetschek ( cz, František Xaver Němeček, links=no; pl, Niemeczek, links=no) (24 July 1766 – 19 March 1849) was a Czech philosopher, teacher and music critic. He wrote the first full-length biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozar ...

(1766–1849), philosopher and music critic * Václav Marek (1908–1994), writer, traveller, publicist and researcher

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sadska Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Nymburk District