Záhoří is a municipality in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Administrative division Záhoří consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Dolní Záhoří (101) Horní Záhoří (397) Jamný (104) Kašina Hora (61) Svatonice (53) Třešně (58)
Etymology The name Záhoří is derived from the location of the settlement , i.e. 'behind the mountain'.
Geography Záhoří is located about northeast of Písek and northwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the Tábor Uplands. The highest point is the hill Na Lomech at above sea level.
History The first written mention of Záhoří (formerly called Zahoří) is from 1307. The most notable owners of the village were the Švamberk family, who owned it from 1472 to 1622.
Demographics
Transport The train station Záhoří in the village of Svatonice is located on the railway line Písek–Tábor.
Sights In Horní Záhoří is the Church of Saint Michael. The first mention of the church is from 1351, but it was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War and completely rebuilt in 1639. Modifications were made in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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