Majetín

49°29′53″N 17°19′59″E / 49.49806°N 17.33306°E / 49.49806; 17.33306Country Czech RepublicRegionOlomoucDistrictOlomoucFirst mentioned1277Area • Total9.50 km² (3.67 sq mi)Elevation206 m (676 ft)Population • Total1,181 • Density120/km² (320/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.majetin.cz

Majetín (German: Majetein) is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Geography

Majetín is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Olomouc. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Upper Morava Valley. The Olešnice River flows along the southern municipal border. In the centre of Majetín is located Hliník pond.

History

In the 13th century, a water castle existed at the site. The first written mention of Majetín is in a deed from 1277, when one Heřman of Majetín acted as mediator in a border dispute between the monasteries of Hradisko and Velehrad. Majetín was made up of a water castle and hamlet of Starý Majetín.^[2]

In 1306, King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia vested Lord Unka of Majetín with extended woodland estates which also were claimed by the Olomouc citizens who founded the village of Grygov. A lengthy conflict arose which was finally decided in 1352 by John Henry, Margrave of Moravia in favour of Olomouc. The Lords of Majetín remained in dispute with their neighbours; during the Hussite Wars they supported the insurgents, whereafter Emperor Sigismund had their castle demolished.^[2]

When the line became extinct in 1440, the estates changed hands several times. In 1521, Majetín was purchased by the Moravian governor Jan IV of Pernštejn and incorporated into the Tovačov estate. It belonged to the Tovačov estate until World War I.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 938 —     1880 1,035 +10.3% 1890 1,099 +6.2% 1900 1,210 +10.1% 1910 1,254 +3.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,178 −6.1% 1930 1,301 +10.4% 1950 1,197 −8.0% 1961 1,134 −5.3% 1970 1,064 −6.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,033 −2.9% 1991 962 −6.9% 2001 1,042 +8.3% 2011 1,100 +5.6% 2021 1,148 +4.4%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The railway line from Olomouc to Přerov runs through the municipality, but there is no train station. The nearest train station is at neighbouring Brodek u Přerova.

Sights

The most notable building is the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius from 1863. The rectory was built in 1872. The Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes was established in 1885 above a spring of water which is considered curative.^[5]

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