Sebranice is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The hamlet of Vysoký Les is an administrative part of Sebranice.

Geography

Sebranice is located about 15 km west of Svitavy and 44 km southeast of Pardubice. It lies in the Svitavy Uplands. The village lies in the valley of the stream Jalový potok.

History

The first written mention of Sebranice is from 1347. The municipality was created by merger of the villages of Sebranice, Pohora and Kaliště and the hamlets of Vysoký Les and Třemošná in 1950.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Sebranice is the Church of Saint Nicholas. It was originally a late Gothic church from the second half of the 13th century, baroque rebuilt in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The tower was added in 1768.

Twin towns – sister cities

Sebranice is twinned with: