Dolní Němčí

Dolní Němčí (until 1925 Dolněmčí) is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,000 inhabitants.

Dolní Němčí
Church of Saints Philip and James
Dolní Němčí
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°58′6″N 17°35′9″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionZlín
DistrictUherské Hradiště
First mentioned1358
Government
  MayorFrantišek Hajdůch
Area
  Total9.88 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Elevation
256 m (840 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
  Total2,958
  Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
687 62
Websitewww.dolni-nemci.cz

Dolní Němčí lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Uherské Hradiště, 30 km (19 mi) south of Zlín, and 290 km (180 mi) south-east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Němčí is from 1261. The villages of Dolní Němčí and Horní Němčí were first distinguished in 1437.[2]

Culture

Dolní Němčí lies in the cultural region of Moravian Slovakia. The municipality is known fo the foklor group NK Dolněmčan, which was established in 1965.[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

Dolní Němčí is twinned with:[4]

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Dolní Němčí. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  3. "Národopisný krúžek Dolněmčan" (in Czech). Obec Dolní Němčí. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  4. "Hodnotiaca správa programového rozpočtu mesta Myjava k 31. 12. 2018" (PDF) (in Slovak). Myjava. p. 20 (53). Retrieved 2019-09-05.


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