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).

Vavřinec is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of Kutná Hora and 39 km (24 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is the hill Dubina at 440 m (1,440 ft) 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. The settlement and the local church were founded in the 14th century by monks from the Sázava Monastery.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 908 —     1880 871 −4.1% 1890 911 +4.6% 1900 858 −5.8% 1910 861 +0.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 906 +5.2% 1930 846 −6.6% 1950 669 −20.9% 1961 633 −5.4% 1970 566 −10.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 480 −15.2% 1991 448 −6.7% 2001 449 +0.2% 2011 494 +10.0% 2021 591 +19.6%
Source: Censuses

The village of Chmeliště is located on the railway line Kolín–Ledečko. In the municipal territory is also the train station Hatě, which serves the neighbouring 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.

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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