Pěnčín (Liberec District)
Municipality in Liberec, Czech Republic
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Pěnčín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpjɛntʃiːn]; German: Pientschin) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Pěnčín | |
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Chapel in the centre of Pěnčín | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Pěnčín Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′42″N 15°4′34″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Liberec |
| District | Liberec |
| First mentioned | 1383 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.89 km2 (3.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 714 |
| • Density | 80.3/km2 (208/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 463 45 |
| Website | www |
Administrative division
Pěnčín consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Pěnčín (455)
- Albrechtice (32)
- Červenice (59)
- Kamení (37)
- Střížovice (26)
- Vitanovice (80)
- Zásada (18)
Demographics
Notable people
- Václav Laurin (1865–1930), engineer, industrialist and automotive pioneer
