Čebín

Čebín
Church of Saint George
Čebín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°18′48″N 16°28′41″E / 49.31333°N 16.47806°E / 49.31333; 16.47806
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBrno-Country
First mentioned1353
Area
 • Total
7.23 km2 (2.79 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,978
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
664 23
Websitewww.obec-cebin.cz

Čebín is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Geography

Čebín is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Brno. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Boskovice Furrow, but it also extends into the Bobrava Highlands in the east. The highest point is the hill Čebínka at 429 m (1,407 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Čebín is from 1353. From 1412 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, the village belonged to the Lomnice estate.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869637—    
1880701+10.0%
1890768+9.6%
1900742−3.4%
1910865+16.6%
YearPop.±%
1921914+5.7%
19301,123+22.9%
19501,269+13.0%
19611,292+1.8%
19701,485+14.9%
YearPop.±%
19801,564+5.3%
19911,574+0.6%
20011,570−0.3%
20111,670+6.4%
20211,850+10.8%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

Čebín is located on the railway lines ŽidlochoviceKřižanov via Brno and TišnovHustopeče via Brno.[5]

Sights

The main landmark of Čebín is the Church of Saint George. It was built in the Gothic style in the first half of the 14th century, but it has a Romanesque core. After the 1772 fire, the church was modified and expanded. Further modifications were made in the mid-19th century.[6]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Čebín. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Detail stanice Čebín" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  6. ^ "Kostel sv. Jiří" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-03-11.