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Majetín

Field	Value
name	Majetín
settlement_type	Municipality
image_skyline	Majetín, kostel (1).jpg
image_caption	Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius
image_flag	Majetín flag.jpg
image_shield	Majetín_znak.png
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Olomouc
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Olomouc
pushpin_map	Czech Republic
pushpin_relief	1
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the Czech Republic
coordinates
established_title	First mentioned
established_date	1277
area_total_km2	9.50
elevation_m	206
population_as_of	2025-01-01
population_footnotes
population_total	1188
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+1
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	751 03
website

Majetín () 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 km 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 the fishpond Hliník.

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.

In 1306, King Wenceslaus III 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 Moravian Margrave John Henry 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.

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.

Demographics

|1869|938 |1880|1035 |1890|1099 |1900|1210 |1910|1254 |1921|1178 |1930|1301 |1950|1197 |1961|1134 |1970|1064 |1980|1033 |1991|962 |2001|1042 |2011|1100 |2021|1148

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.

References

(2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
"Historie a současnost obce". Obec Majetín.
(2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
"Zajímavosti a památky". Obec Majetín.

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