Krmelín | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Moravian-Silesian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Frýdek-Místek |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.7292°N 18.2356°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1447 |
Area Total Km2: | 5.04 |
Elevation M: | 264 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2353 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 739 24 |
Krmelín is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.
Krmelín is located about 9km (06miles) northwest of Frýdek-Místek and 7km (04miles) south of Ostrava. It lies on the border between the Moravian Gate and Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is the hill Krmelínský kopec at 332m (1,089feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Krmelín is from 1447.[2]
The I/58 road from Ostrava to Rožnov pod Radhoštěm passes through the municipality.
The only protected cultural monuments are two stone crosses from the years 1858 and 1868.[3]
The main landmark of Krmelín is the Church of Saints John and Paul. Originally built as a chapel, its construction was finished in 1900.[2]