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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Temelín
| other_name              =
| settlement_type         = [[Obec|Municipality]]
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| image_skyline           = Temelin 04710047 (8357352904).jpg
| image_caption           = Temelín Nuclear Power Station
| image_flag              = Temelin prapor.gif
| image_shield            = Coat of arms of Temelín.svg
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[Regions of the Czech Republic|Region]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[South Bohemian Region|South Bohemian]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[Districts of the Czech Republic|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[České Budějovice District|České Budějovice]]
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| pushpin_map             = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief          = 1
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates             = {{coord|49|11|34|N|14|20|56|E|display=inline,title}}
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| established_title       = First mentioned
| established_date        = 1381
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| area_footnotes          =
| area_total_km2          = 50.40
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| elevation_footnotes     =
| elevation_m             = 443
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| population_as_of        = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2024-05-17}}</ref>
| population_total        = 896
| 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 codes
| postal_code             = 373 01, 375 01
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| website                 = {{URL|https://www.obectemelin.cz/}}
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'''Temelín''' ({{langx|de|Groß Temelin}}) is a municipality and village in [[České Budějovice District]] in the [[South Bohemian Region]] of the [[Czech Republic]]. It has about 900 inhabitants. It is known for the [[Temelín Nuclear Power Station]].
==Administrative parts==
The villages of Kočín, Lhota pod Horami, Litoradlice, Podhájí, Sedlec and Zvěrkovice and the areas of the abandoned villages of Březí u Týna nad Vltavou, Knín, Křtěnov and Temelínec are administrative parts of Temelín.
==Etymology==
The name is derived from the personal name Temela.<ref name=history>{{cite web |title=Temelín a přidružené obce|url=https://www.obectemelin.cz/obec/temelin-a-pridruzene-obce/temelin-a-pridruzene-obce-49cs.html|publisher=Obec Temelín|language=cs|access-date=2024-02-07}}</ref>
==Geography==
Temelín is located about {{convert|25|km}} north of [[České Budějovice]]. It lies mostly in the [[Tábor Uplands]], only the western part of the municipal territory with the villages of Lhota pod Horami and Sedlec lies in the [[České Budějovice Basin]]. The highest point is a hill at {{convert|525|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The eastern municipal border is formed by the [[Vltava]] river and by the Hněvkovice Reservoir, built on the Vltava. The area is rich in small fishponds.
==History==
The first written mention of Temelín is from 1381. From 1482 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, it was a part of the [[Neznašov]] estate.<ref name=history/>
In the 1980s, the villages of Březí u Týna nad Vltavou, Knín, Křtěnov and Temelínec were demolished for the construction of the power plant.<ref>{{cite web |title=Museli vymést celý dům, pak jim ho zbořili. Po vesnicích u Temelína nezbylo skoro nic|url=https://www.irozhlas.cz/veda-technologie/historie/jaderna-elektrarna-temelin-vystavba-vysidleni-zanik-obci-krtenov-pametnici_1908111930_cha|publisher=[[Czech Radio]]|language=cs|date=2019-08-11|access-date=2024-02-07}}</ref>
==Demographics==
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|2920
|1880|2934
|1890|2823
|1900|2776
|1910|2772
|1921|2741
|1930|2520
|1950|2031
|1961|2012
|1970|1811
|1980|1546
|1991|751
|2001|714
|2011|795
|2021|757
|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>}}
==Economy==
[[Temelín Nuclear Power Station]], one of the two Czech nuclear power plants, is located in the municipality.
==Transport==
A railway runs through the municipal territory, but there is no passenger transport.
==Sights==
[[File:Křtěnov (Temelín).jpg|thumb|Church of Saint Procopius]]
The main historical landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint Procopius. It was built in the Gothic style around 1300. In the 18th century, it was partially rebuilt and modified in the Baroque style. Next to the church is a separate bell tower from the 16th century. The church is the last remnant of the abandoned village of Křtěnov.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Prokopa|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-prokopa-674493|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-02-07}}</ref>
[[Vysoký Hrádek]] Castle is located next to the nuclear power station, in the area of Březí u Týna nad Vltavou. It is a Renaissance castle that houses the information centre of the nuclear power station.<ref>{{cite web |title=Informační centrum Temelín (Zámek Vysoký Hrádek)|url=https://www.budejce.cz/tipy-na-vylety/8-informacni-centrum-temelin-zamek-vysoky-hradek|website=budejce.cz|publisher=City of České Budějovice|language=cs|access-date=2024-02-07}}</ref>
The Býšov Fortress is located in the area of Knín. It dates from the 14th century.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tvrz Býšov|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/tvrz-bysov-673297|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-02-07}}</ref>
In the centre of Temelín is a chapel from around 1905.<ref name=history/>
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Kočín (Temelín) 06.jpg|Kočín
Kočín (Temelín) 02.jpg|Chapel of Saint Procopius in Kočín
Temelin-pond.jpg|Panský pond
Tvrz Býšov-2011-29-12.JPG|Býšov fortress in Knín
Ic temelin.jpg|[[Vysoký Hrádek]] Castle
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[Dukovany]], the second Czech municipality with a nuclear power station
==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Temelín}}
*{{official|https://www.obectemelin.cz/}}
*[https://www.cez.cz/en/energy-generation/nuclear-power-plants/temelin Temelín Nuclear Power Station]
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