Krmelín

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

Krmelín

Municipality

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Krmelín

Location in the Czech Republic

Coordinates: 49°43′45″N 18°14′8″E﻿ / ﻿49.72917°N 18.23556°E﻿ / 49.72917; 18.23556
Country|  Czech Republic
Region| Moravian-Silesian
District| Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned| 1447
Area

• Total

| 5.04 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Elevation

| 264 m (866 ft)
Population

(2025-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 2,356
• Density| 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

739 24

Website| www.krmelin.cz

Krmelín is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.

## Geography

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Krmelín is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Frýdek-Místek and 7 km (4 mi) south of Ostrava. It lies on the border between the Moravian Gate and Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is the hill Krmelínský kopec at 332 m (1,089 ft) above sea level.

## History

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The first written mention of Krmelín is from 1447.[2]

## Demographics

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Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1869| 705| —
1880| 702| −0.4%
1890| 835| +18.9%
1900| 942| +12.8%
1910| 1,004| +6.6%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1921| 1,077| +7.3%
1930| 1,194| +10.9%
1950| 1,049| −12.1%
1961| 1,334| +27.2%
1970| 1,400| +4.9%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1980| 1,649| +17.8%
1991| 1,808| +9.6%
2001| 1,818| +0.6%
2011| 2,180| +19.9%
2021| 2,289| +5.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

## Transport

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The I/58 road from Ostrava to Rožnov pod Radhoštěm passes through the municipality.

## Sights

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Church of Saints John and Paul

The only protected cultural monuments are two stone crosses from the years 1858 and 1868.[5]

The main landmark of Krmelín is the Church of Saints John and Paul. Originally built as a chapel, its construction was finished in 1900.[2]

## Notable people

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* Vítězslav Mácha (1948–2023), wrestler, Olympic winner

## References

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1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
2. ^ a b "Historie a symboly" (in Czech). Obec Krmelín. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Krmelín". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-26.

## External links

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Towns and villages of Frýdek-Místek District

* Baška
* Bílá
* Bocanovice
* Brušperk
* Bruzovice
* Bukovec
* Bystřice
* Čeladná
* Dobrá
* Dobratice
* Dolní Domaslavice
* Dolní Lomná
* Dolní Tošanovice
* Fryčovice
* Frýdek-Místek
* Frýdlant nad Ostravicí
* Hnojník
* Horní Domaslavice
* Horní Lomná
* Horní Tošanovice
* Hrádek
* Hrčava
* Hukvaldy
* Jablunkov
* Janovice
* Kaňovice
* Komorní Lhotka
* Košařiska
* Kozlovice
* Krásná
* Krmelín
* Kunčice pod Ondřejníkem
* Lhotka
* Lučina
* Malenovice
* Metylovice
* Milíkov
* Morávka
* Mosty u Jablunkova
* Návsí
* Nižní Lhoty
* Nošovice
* Nýdek
* Ostravice
* Palkovice
* Paskov
* Pazderna
* Písečná
* Písek
* Pražmo
* Pržno
* Pstruží
* Raškovice
* Řeka
* Řepiště
* Ropice
* Sedliště
* Smilovice
* Soběšovice
* Staré Hamry
* Staré Město
* Staříč
* Střítež
* Sviadnov
* Třanovice
* Třinec
* Vělopolí
* Vendryně
* Vojkovice
* Vyšní Lhoty
* Žabeň
* Žermanice

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