Sobotín

Sobotín
Municipality
Sobotín
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Sobotín
Coordinates: 50°0′40″N 17°5′49″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Šumperk
Area
• Total	43.99 km2 (16.98 sq mi)
Elevation	365 m (1,198 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	1,157
• Density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Postal code	788 14 to 788 16
Website	http://www.sobotin.cz

Sobotín (German: Zöptau) is a village and municipality (obec) in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality has a population of 1,246 (as at 1 January 2010).

1 January 2010 from the municipality Sobotín separated new municipality Petrov nad Desnou, including the village of Petrov nad Desnou and settlement Terezín.

Before separation the municipality Sobotín covers an area of 43.99 square kilometres (16.98 sq mi), and has a population of 1,157 (as of 2019).

Sobotín lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Šumperk, 48 km (30 mi) north of Olomouc, and 192 km (119 mi) east of Prague.

One of the more important landmarks in the village include the Klein family mausoleum. Kleins were a family of German businesspeople who were very active in the life of the village. They were expelled after World War II together with the German population of the village.

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  One of the old industrial buildings in the village
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  Klein family mausoleum
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  Church of Saint Lawrence