Poříčí nad Sázavou is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

The village of Hvozdec is an administrative part of Poříčí nad Sázavou.

Poříčí nad Sázavou is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Benešov and 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Chocholouš at 388 m (1,273 ft) above sea level. The Sázava River flows through the municipality.

The first written mention of Poříčí nad Sázavou is from 1351.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 866 —     1880 860 −0.7% 1890 865 +0.6% 1900 790 −8.7% 1910 913 +15.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 891 −2.4% 1930 989 +11.0% 1950 980 −0.9% 1961 1,050 +7.1% 1970 1,036 −1.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 945 −8.8% 1991 968 +2.4% 2001 974 +0.6% 2011 1,218 +25.1% 2021 1,494 +22.7%
Source: Censuses

The I/3 road (part of the European route E55), which connects the D1 motorway with Tábor and further continues as the D3 motorway, passes through Poříčí nad Sázavou.

Poříčí nad Sázavou is known for two valuable Romanesque churches. The Church of Saint Peter probably dates from the mid-12th century and was restored in 1677. The Church of Saint Gall was built in the mid-13th century. Gothic and Baroque modifications took place after 1620 and in 1745.

• Josef Topol (1935–2015), playwright

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