Vavřinec is a municipality and village in

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in the

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of the

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. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Vavřinec consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Vavřinec (187) *Chmeliště (319) *Žíšov (85)

Etymology

The village was named after the patron of the original Romanesque church that stood here –

Saint Lawrence Saint Lawrence or Laurence (; 31 December 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the Persecution of Christians, persecution of the Christians that the Roman Empire, Rom ...

().

Geography

Vavřinec is located about west of Kutná Hora and southeast of

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. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is the hill Dubina at 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.

History

The first written mention of Vavřinec is from 1318. The settlement and the local church were founded in the 14th century by monks from the Sázava Monastery.

Demographics

Transport

The village of Chmeliště is located on the railway line

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– Ledečko. In the municipal territory is also the train station ''Hatě'', which serves the neighbouring village of Hatě.

Sights

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. 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.

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