Pěnčín (Jablonec nad Nisou District)
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pěnčín
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| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Krásná (Jistebsko) 23 - kostel.jpg
| image_caption = Church of Saint Joseph
| image_flag = Pěnčín (okres Jablonec nad Nisou) vlajka.jpg
| image_shield = Pěnčín (okres Jablonec nad Nisou) znak.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Liberec
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Jablonec nad Nisou
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|50|41|16|N|15|14|10|E|display=inline,title}}
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| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1592
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 13.38
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 536
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 2079
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal codes
| postal_code = 468 21, 468 26
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| website = {{URL|https://www.pencin.cz/}}
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Pěnčín ({{langx|de|Pintschei}}) is a municipality and village in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Pěnčín consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}
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- Pěnčín (140)
- Alšovice (563)
- Bratříkov (335)
- Dolní Černá Studnice (127)
- Huť (307)
- Jistebsko (337)
- Krásná (167)
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Geography
Pěnčín is located about {{convert|6|km|0}} southeast of Jablonec nad Nisou and {{convert|14|km|0|abbr=on}} southeast of Liberec. It lies on the border between the Giant Mountains Foothills and Jizera Mountains. The highest point is on the slope of the mountain Černá studnice at {{convert|845|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Žernovník Stream flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Pěnčín is from 1592, when it belonged to the Svijany. The oldest villages in the municipality are Alšovice and Jistebsko, first mentioned in 1543.{{cite web |title=Historie|url=https://www.pencin.cz/volny-cas/informace-o-obci/historie/|publisher=Obec Pěnčín|language=cs|access-date=2024-02-27}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|2524
|1880|2791
|1890|2969
|1900|2995
|1910|3196
|1921|3024
|1930|3645
|1950|2210
|1961|2361
|1970|2132
|1980|1911
|1991|1616
|2001|1679
|2011|1901
|2021|1976
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Transport
The I/10 road (part of the European route E65) from Turnov to the Czech-Polish border in Harrachov briefly crosses the southern part of the municipality.
Sights
The most important monument is the Church of Saint Joseph in Krásná. It was built in 1756–1760 and the tower was added in 1779.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Josefa|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-josefa-17952501|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-02-27}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Pěnčín (Jablonec nad Nisou District)}}
- {{official|https://www.pencin.cz/}}
{{Jablonec nad Nisou District}}
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