Trpín (Svitavy District)

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Trpín
Village
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Flag of Trpín
Coat of arms of Trpín
Trpín is located in Czech Republic
Trpín
Trpín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°35′34″N 16°24′11″E / 49.59278°N 16.40306°E / 49.59278; 16.40306Coordinates: 49°35′34″N 16°24′11″E / 49.59278°N 16.40306°E / 49.59278; 16.40306
CountryCzech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictSvitavy
First mentioned1349
Government
 • MayorMiloslav Tocháček
Area
 • Total12.48 km2 (4.82 sq mi)
Elevation
598 m (1,962 ft)
Population
 (2014-01-01)
 • Total426
 • Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
569 74 - 569 92
Websitewww.trpin.cz

Trpín is a village and municipality in the Svitavy District, in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic located about 17 km southeast of Polička. The population as of 2007 was 436.[1]

Parts of the municipality[]

  • Trpín

History[]

First written mention of the village dates from 1349.

Sights[]

  • Church of St. Wenceslas

Partner city[]

People from Trpín[]

  • professor Otakar Sedloň, academic painter, 30.8.1885 Trpín - 18.10.1973 Praha

Publications[]

  • Josef Krušina: Dějiny Trpína a okolí (1948)



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