Pěnčín (; ) is a municipality and village in
Liberec District
Liberec District () is a district in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Liberec.
Administrative division
Liberec District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: ...
in the
Liberec Region
Liberec Region () is an administrative unit (Czech language, Czech: ''kraj'') of the Czech Republic, located in the northernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Liberec. The region shares international bor ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Pěnčín consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Pěnčín (455)
*Albrechtice (32)
*Červenice (59)
*Kamení (37)
*Střížovice (26)
*Vitanovice (80)
*Zásada (18)
Demographics
Notable people
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Václav Laurin
Václav Laurin (27 September 1865 – 3 December 1930) was a Czech engineer, industrialist and automotive pioneer. He, along with Václav Klement, founded automobile manufacturer Laurin & Klement that later became Škoda Auto, the largest Czech ...
(1865–1930), engineer, industrialist and automotive pioneer
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Villages in Liberec District
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