Krmelín

Krmelín
Krmelín
Municipality
	Centre of Krmelín
	Flag Coat of arms
	Krmelín Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°43′45″N 18°14′8″E / 49.72917°N 18.23556°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned	1447
Area
• Total	5.04 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Elevation	264 m (866 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	2,353
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 2 (CEST)
Postal code	739 24
Website	www.krmelin.cz

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.

Geography

Krmelín is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Frýdek-Místek and 7 km (4 mi) 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 332 m (1,089 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Krmelín is from 1447.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	705	—
1880	702	−0.4%
1890	835	18.9%
1900	942	12.8%
1910	1,004	6.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,077	7.3%
1930	1,194	10.9%
1950	1,049	−12.1%
1961	1,334	27.2%
1970	1,400	4.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,649	17.8%
1991	1,808	9.6%
2001	1,818	0.6%
2011	2,180	19.9%
2021	2,289	5.0%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The I/58 road from Ostrava to Rožnov pod Radhoštěm passes through the municipality.

Sights

The only protected cultural monuments are two stone crosses from the years 1858 and 1868.^[5]

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]

Notable people

Vítězslav Mácha (1948–2023), wrestler, Olympic winner

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Historie a symboly" (in Czech). Obec Krmelín. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Krmelín". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-26.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[history-2] "Historie a symboly" (in Czech). Obec Krmelín. Retrieved 2024-05-03.

[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] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Krmelín". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-26.

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