[3] Though the surviving document itself is a forged copy from the 12th century, the mention is considered authentic.

[3][4] The Záběhlice Church, built around the 12th century,[5] is an important structure remaining from the early days of the township.

Excavations in February 1960 uncovered the ruins of a medieval fort at the bottom of Hamerský Lake, probably built by Holy Roman Emperor Václav IV (Wenceslaus) who visited the area in 1408[6] and destroyed in the Hussite Wars of 1420.

[9] Záběhlice Castle (Czech: Záběhlický zámek) was built in the 17th century atop a 14th-century fort.

[6] There are 3,255 households in Záběhlice comprising 32,034 persons, of whom 17,111 are female, 14,923 are male and 3,134 are under fifteen years of age (1,531 being girls and 1,603 boys).