Sobíňov | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Vysočina |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Havlíčkův Brod |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.7011°N 15.7667°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1358 |
Area Total Km2: | 6.06 |
Elevation M: | 555 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 726 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
Postal Code: | 582 62, 582 63 |
Sobíňov is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Sobíňov is located about 16km (10miles) northeast of Havlíčkův Brod and 34km (21miles) northeast of Jihlava. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The Doubrava River flows through the municipality. The area on the left bank of the river is protected as a nature reserve.
A trade route in the area of Sobíňov is documented already in 1144. The first written mention of Sobíňov is from 1358, when a fortress was built here. At the end of the 14th century, it was administratively joined to the Kunštát estate. In the 16th century, it was owned by the noble Trčka of Lípa family, then it was joined to the Polná estate.[2]
Sobíňov is located on the railway line Pardubice–Havlíčkův Brod.[3]
Sobíňov is known for a pilgrimage site called Sopoty with the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. The church was built in the Baroque style in 1749–1752.[2]