Čtveřín

Čtveřín
Čtveřín
Municipality
	Municipal office
	Flag Coat of arms
	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)
• 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.cz

Čtveřín (German: Stwerschin) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Doubí is an administrative part of Čtveřín.

Geography

Čtveřín 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

The 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	455	—
1880	505	+11.0%
1890	538	+6.5%
1900	606	+12.6%
1910	594	−2.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	617	+3.9%
1930	613	−0.6%
1950	441	−28.1%
1961	448	+1.6%
1970	398	−11.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	413	+3.8%
1991	406	−1.7%
2001	406	+0.0%
2011	491	+20.9%
2021	563	+14.7%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

The 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

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

^ "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.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Dějiny Čtveřína v nejstarších písemných pramenech" (in Czech). Obec Čtveřín. Retrieved 2022-04-08.

[3] "Od obecní samosprávy k samostatnému státu" (in Czech). Obec Čtveřín. Retrieved 2022-04-08.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. p. 73.

[5] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[6] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[7] "Představujeme obce Turnovska: Čtveřín" (in Czech). Turnovsko v akci. Retrieved 2022-04-08.

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