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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Sobotín
| other_name              =
| settlement_type         = [[Obec|Municipality]]
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| image_skyline           = Sobotin1.jpg
| image_caption           = General view of Sobotín
| image_flag              = Sobotín flag.gif
| image_shield            = Sobotín CoA.jpg
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[Regions of the Czech Republic|Region]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Olomouc Region|Olomouc]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[Districts of the Czech Republic|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Šumperk District|Šumperk]]
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| pushpin_map             = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief          = 1
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates             = {{coord|50|0|42|N|17|5|27|E|display=inline,title}}
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| established_title       = First mentioned
| established_date        = 1351
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| area_footnotes          =
| area_total_km2          = 31.94
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| elevation_footnotes     =
| elevation_m             = 425
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| population_as_of        = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2024-05-17}}</ref>
| population_total        = 1142
| population_density_km2  = auto
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| timezone1               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1             = +1
| timezone1_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST         = +2
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| postal_code_type        = Postal code
| postal_code             = 788 16
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| website                 = {{URL|https://www.sobotin.cz/}}
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}}
'''Sobotín''' ({{langx|de|Zöptau}}) is a municipality and village in [[Šumperk District]] in the [[Olomouc Region]] of the [[Czech Republic]]. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
==Administrative parts==
The villages of Klepáčov and Rudoltice are administrative parts of Sobotín.
==Geography==
Sobotín is located about {{convert|9|km|0}} northeast of [[Šumperk]] and {{convert|48|km|abbr=on}} north of [[Olomouc]]. It lies mostly in the [[Hanušovice Highlands]]. In the east, the municipal territory extends into the [[Hrubý Jeseník]] mountain range and includes the highest point of Sobotín at {{convert|1125|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level.
==History==
The first written mention of Sobotín is from 1351. The history of Sobotín is connected with the iron ore mining in the area.<ref name=history>{{cite web |title=Historie obce|url=https://www.sobotin.cz/sobotin/historie-obce/|publisher=Obec Sobotín|language=cs|access-date=2020-11-24}}</ref>
In 1844, the Klein family came into the village and had the local industrial building rebuilt into a castle.<ref name=ct>{{cite web |title=Zámek Sobotín u Šumperka|url=https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/zamek-sobotin|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|access-date=2022-01-17}}</ref> This family of German businesspeople was very active in the life of the municipality. They were [[expulsion of Germans after World War II|expelled]] after [[World War II]] together with the German population of the municipality.
On 1 January 2010, the new municipality of [[Petrov nad Desnou]] (including the village of Petrov nad Desnou and the settlement of Terezín) separated from Sobotín.<ref name=history/>
==Demographics==
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|3407
|1880|3277
|1890|3062
|1900|2939
|1910|2633
|1921|2434
|1930|2199
|1950|1301
|1961|1349
|1970|1195
|1980|1355
|1991|1236
|2001|1251
|2011|1168
|2021|1090
|source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2021-03-27}}</ref>}}
==Transport==
[[File:SobotinKostel.jpg|thumb|Church of Saint Lawrence]]
The I/11 road from Šumperk to [[Bruntál]] passes through the municipality.
==Sights==
[[File:SobotinHrobka.jpg|thumb|Klein family mausoleum]]
Historic landmarks of Sobotín are the Klein family mausoleum and the Sobotín Castle. The mausoleum, built in 1885, was inspired by the work of the Italian Renaissance architect [[Andrea Palladio]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mauzoleum rodiny Kleinů v Sobotíně|url=https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/mauzoleum-rodiny-kleinu-v-sobotine|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|access-date=2022-01-17}}</ref> The castle was built after 1844 and adjacent lands were transformed into a nature park in which exotic trees were planted. Today the castle serves as a hotel.<ref name=ct/>
The Church of Saint Lawrence is a significant architectural work. It was built in the late Renaissance style. Before 1620, the church was Protestant.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Vavřince s ohradní zdí|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-vavrince-s-ohradni-zdi-538114|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-07-25}}</ref>
The Church of Saint John of Baptist is located in Klepáčov. It is a rare wooden folk church, which dates from 1783.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Jana Nepomuckého|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-jana-nepomuckeho-534978|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-07-25}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Villages in Šumperk District]]