Trpín (Svitavy District)

Trpín
Municipality
Church of Saint Wenceslaus
Flag Coat of arms
Trpín Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°35′43″N 16°24′6″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Svitavy
First mentioned	1349
Area
• Total	12.49 km^2 (4.82 sq mi)
Elevation	598 m (1,962 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	446
• Density	36/km^2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	569 74, 569 92
Website	www.trpin.cz

Trpín is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Trpín consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Trpín (357)
• Hlásnice (55)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Trpa, meaning "Trpa's (court)".^[3]

Geography

Trpín is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Svitavy and 44 km (27 mi) north of Brno. It lies in the Upper Svratka Highlands. The highest point is the hill Panský vrch at 700 m (2,300 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Trpín is from 1349. The village of Hlásnice was first mentioned in 1437.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 966 —     1880 956 −1.0% 1890 900 −5.9% 1900 951 +5.7% 1910 928 −2.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 894 −3.7% 1930 893 −0.1% 1950 661 −26.0% 1961 681 +3.0% 1970 606 −11.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 561 −7.4% 1991 494 −11.9% 2001 440 −10.9% 2011 421 −4.3% 2021 412 −2.1%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Trpín is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was consecrated in 1689, but the construction was not completed until 1720. There is a wooden belfry next to the church.^[7]

Notable people

• Otakar Sedloň (1885–1973), painter

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Trpín is twinned with:^[8]

• Palkonya, Hungary

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 385.
4. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Trpín. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. "Památky" (in Czech). Obec Trpín. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
8. "Ostatní" (in Czech). Obec Trpín. Retrieved 2021-10-16.

External links

• Official website