Sebranice (Svitavy District)

Sebranice
Municipality
Church of Saint Nicolas and presbytery
Flag Coat of arms
Sebranice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°46′17″N16°14′57″E / 49.77139°N 16.24917°E / 49.77139; 16.24917
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Svitavy
First mentioned	1347
Area
• Total	11.69 km2 (4.51 sq mi)
Elevation	482 m (1,581 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01) [1]
• Total	985
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	569 62, 572 01
Website	www.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

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

Geography

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

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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,314 —     1880 1,277 −2.8% 1890 1,183 −7.4% 1900 1,214 +2.6% 1910 1,256 +3.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,192 −5.1% 1930 1,202 +0.8% 1950 851 −29.2% 1961 836 −1.8% 1970 772 −7.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 757 −1.9% 1991 812 +7.3% 2001 861 +6.0% 2011 950 +10.3% 2021 926 −2.5%
Source: Censuses [3] [4]

Transport

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

Sights

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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Sebranice is twinned with: ^[6]

• Zlatá Baňa, Slovakia

References

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.

External links

• Official website