Sebranice (Svitavy District) Explained

Sebranice
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Pardubice
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Svitavy
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:49.7714°N 16.2492°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1347
Area Total Km2:11.69
Elevation M:482
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:984
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal codes
Postal Code:569 62, 572 01

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 15km (09miles) west of Svitavy and 44km (27miles) 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]

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.[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Sebranice is twinned with:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie obce. sebranice.cz. Obec Sebranice. cs. 2020-11-01.
  3. Web site: Kostel sv. Mikuláše. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2022-07-21.
  4. Web site: Partnerská obec Zlatá Baňa. Obec Sebranice. cs. 2020-11-01.