Sebranice (Svitavy District)

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

For the municipality in the South Moravian Region, see Sebranice (Blansko District).
Sebranice
Municipality
Church of Saint Nicolas and presbytery
Flag
Coat of arms
Sebranice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°46′17″N 16°14′57″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictSvitavy
First mentioned1347
Area
 • Total11.69 km2 (4.51 sq mi)
Elevation
482 m (1,581 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total997
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
569 62, 572 01
Websitewww.sebranice.cz

Sebranice lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Svitavy, 46 km (29 mi) south-east of Pardubice, and 137 km (85 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts

Hamlet of Vysoký Les is an administrative part of Sebranice.

History

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

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

Sebranice is twinned with:[3]

  • Saint Nicholas Church
  • Presbytery
  • Post office

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. "Historie obce". sebranice.cz (in Czech). Obec Sebranice. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  3. "Partnerská obec Zlatá Baňa". sebranice.cz (in Czech). Obec Sebranice. Retrieved 2020-11-01.


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