Čtveřín (German: Stwerschin) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Čtveřín | |
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 Municipal office | |
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  Čtveřín Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′33″N 15°6′0″E / 50.59250°N 15.10000°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Liberec |
| District | Liberec |
| First mentioned | 1394 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.95 km2 (1.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 274 m (899 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 607 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 463 45 |
| Website | ctverin-doubi |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Doubí is an administrative part of Čtveřín.
Geography
editČtveřín is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Liberec. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is at 380 m (1,250 ft) above sea level. The stream Čtveřínský potok flows through the municipality.
History
editThe first written mention of Čtveřín is from 1394. Doubí was first mentioned in 1388. From 1456, it was part of the Malá Skála estate.[2]
After the abolition of the manorialism in 1850, Čtveřín with the nearby villages of Doubí, Husa (today a part of Paceřice) and Sychrov became a sovereign municipality.[3] In 1961, Sychrov became a municipality and Čtveřín was amalgamated into it. Since 1990, Čtveřín has been a separate municipality again.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe D10 motorway runs through the southern part of the municipality.
Čtveřín is located on the Liberec–Stará Paka railway line and is served by the Doubí u Turnova station in Doubí.
Sights
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The most notable historic monuments are the sculpture of Calvary in Čtveřín and the Chapel of the Guardian Angel in Doubí. A landmark is the former primary school, today used as the municipal office.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Dějiny Čtveřína v nejstarších písemných pramenech" (in Czech). Obec Čtveřín. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ "Od obecní samosprávy k samostatnému státu" (in Czech). Obec Čtveřín. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. p. 73.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Představujeme obce Turnovska: Čtveřín" (in Czech). Turnovsko v akci. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
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