Sebranice (Svitavy District)

Coordinates: 49°46′17″N 16°14′57″E / 49.77139°N 16.24917°E / 49.77139; 16.24917
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Sebranice
Church of Saint Nicolas and presbytery
Church of Saint Nicolas and presbytery
Flag of Sebranice
Coat of arms of Sebranice
Sebranice is located in Czech Republic
Sebranice
Sebranice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°46′17″N 16°14′57″E / 49.77139°N 16.24917°E / 49.77139; 16.24917
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictSvitavy
First mentioned1347
Area
 • Total11.69 km2 (4.51 sq mi)
Elevation
482 m (1,581 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total985
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
569 62, 572 01
Websitewww.sebranice.cz

Sebranice is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The hamlet of Vysoký Les is an administrative part of Sebranice.

Geography[edit]

Sebranice is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Svitavy and 44 km (27 mi) southeast of Pardubice. It lies in the Svitavy Uplands. The village lies in the valley of the stream Jalový potok.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Sebranice is from 1347. The municipality was created by merger of the villages of Sebranice, Pohora and Kaliště and the hamlets of Vysoký Les and Třemošná in 1950.[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,314—    
18801,277−2.8%
18901,183−7.4%
19001,214+2.6%
19101,256+3.5%
YearPop.±%
19211,192−5.1%
19301,202+0.8%
1950851−29.2%
1961836−1.8%
1970772−7.7%
YearPop.±%
1980757−1.9%
1991812+7.3%
2001861+6.0%
2011950+10.3%
2021926−2.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport[edit]

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights[edit]

The main landmark of Sebranice is the Church of Saint Nicholas. It was originally a late Gothic church from the second half of the 13th century, baroque rebuilt in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The tower was added in 1768.[5]

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

Sebranice is twinned with:[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historie obce". sebranice.cz (in Czech). Obec Sebranice. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Svitavy" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Kostel sv. Mikuláše" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  6. ^ "Partnerská obec Zlatá Baňa" (in Czech). Obec Sebranice. Retrieved 2020-11-01.

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