Rataje nad Sázavou (German: Rattay, Ratais an der Sasau) is a market town in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

Rataje nad Sázavou consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2] Rataje nad Sázavou is located 27 kilometres (17 mi) southwest of Kutná Hora and 39 km (24 mi) southeast of Prague.

The market town is situated on the right bank of the Sázava River, which forms the municipal border.

He was the highest hofmeister and münzmeister of the Kingdom of Bohemia, an administrator of the royal towns including Kutna Hora and a guardian of the future king, George of Poděbrady.

In 1656, William Francis of Talmberk initiated reconstruction of the entire castle and his son František Maxmilián Leopold completed it.

[9] A recreation of the town as it existed in 1403 is prominently featured in the Czech role-playing game Kingdom Come: Deliverance.