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.
Krmelín | |
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 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)[1] | |
• 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 |
Geography
editKrmelín 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
editThe first written mention of Krmelín is from 1447.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe I/58 road from Ostrava to Rožnov pod Radhoštěm passes through the municipality.
Sights
editThe 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
edit- Vítězslav Mácha (1948–2023), wrestler, Olympic winner
References
edit- ^ "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.