Sány

Sány is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Sány
Municipality
Church of Saint Andrew
Flag Coat of arms
Sány Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°7′29″N 15°14′52″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Nymburk
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	9.48 km2 (3.66 sq mi)
Elevation	196 m (643 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	594
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	289 06
Website	www.obecsany.cz

Geography

Sány is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Nymburk and 50 km (31 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat and mostly agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Cidlina River.

History

The first written mention of Sány is from 1352, when it was listed as property of the monastery in Mnichovo Hradiště.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 613 —     1880 732 +19.4% 1890 698 −4.6% 1900 732 +4.9% 1910 819 +11.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 832 +1.6% 1930 821 −1.3% 1950 658 −19.9% 1961 621 −5.6% 1970 610 −1.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 531 −13.0% 1991 466 −12.2% 2001 437 −6.2% 2011 475 +8.7% 2021 559 +17.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The D11 motorway (part of the European route E67) from Prague to Hradec Králové leads across the municipality.

The railway line Kolín–Trutnov passes through the municipal territory, but the station named Sány is located in neighbouring Opolánky.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[5] The main landmark of Sány is the Church of Saint Andrew. It is a modern Empire church built in 1827, after the old local Gothic church was demolished in 1824.^[2]

Notable people

• Jan Čapek of Sány (c. 1390 – c. 1452), nobleman and military officer