Trpín is a municipality and village in

Svitavy District Svitavy District ( cs, okres Svitavy) is a district (''okres'') within Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Svitavy. As a part of Pardubice Region the district has borders with Ústí nad Orlicí District to the nor ...

in the

Pardubice Region Pardubice Region ( cs, Pardubický kraj; , ; pl, Kraj pardubicki) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. It ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Hlásnice is an administrative part of Trpín.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Trpa, meaning "Trpa's (court)".

Geography

Trpín is located about south of

Svitavy Svitavy (; german: Zwittau) is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. It is the birthplace of Oskar Schindler and the centre of the Czech Esperanto movement. The historic town centre is well preser ...

and north of

Brno Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...

. It lies in the

Upper Svratka Highlands The Upper Svratka Highlands ( cs, Hornosvratecká vrchovina, german: Hohe Schwarza Bergeland) is a mountain range in Moravia, Czech Republic. The Highlands, together with the Křižanov Highlands threshold, form the Western-Moravian part of Moldan ...

. The highest point is the hill Panský vrch at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Trpín is from 1349. The village of Hlásnice was first mentioned in 1437.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Trpín is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was consecrated in 1689, but the construction was not completed until 1720. There is a wooden belfry next to the church.

Notable people

Otakar Sedloň Otakar Sedloň (1885–1973) was a Czech realistic painter living in Prague. Otakar Sedloň was born on 30 August 1885 in Trpín in eastern Bohemia, formerly part of Austria-Hungary. Otakar attended primary school in Vamberk and followed on with ...

(1885–1973), painter

Twin towns – sister cities

Trpín is twinned with: *

Palkonya Palkonya (german: Palkan; hr, Plakinja or ) is a village in Baranya County, Hungary. This village was once settled by Turks in Hungary until 1699 and the church was once a mosque. Until the end of World War II, the majority of the inhabitants was ...

, Hungary

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trpin Villages in Svitavy District