Pěnčín (Liberec District)

Pěnčín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpjɛntʃiːn]; German: Pientschin) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Pěnčín
Municipality
Chapel in the centre of Pěnčín
Flag Coat of arms
Pěnčín Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°35′42″N 15°4′34″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Liberec
First mentioned	1383
Area
• Total	8.89 km2 (3.43 sq mi)
Elevation	256 m (840 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	714
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	463 45
Website	www.pencin-obec.cz

Administrative division

Pěnčín consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Pěnčín (455)
• Albrechtice (32)
• Červenice (59)
• Kamení (37)
• Střížovice (26)
• Vitanovice (80)
• Zásada (18)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,037	—
1880	1,076	+3.8%
1890	1,093	+1.6%
1900	1,085	−0.7%
1910	1,010	−6.9%
1921	1,053	+4.3%
1930	932	−11.5%
1950	736	−21.0%
1961	634	−13.9%
1970	562	−11.4%
1980	589	+4.8%
1991	593	+0.7%
2001	594	+0.2%
2011	668	+12.5%
2021	707	+5.8%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Notable people

• Václav Laurin (1865–1930), engineer, industrialist and automotive pioneer