{{Infobox settlement | name = Nivnice | other_name = | settlement_type = Municipality <!-- images --> | image_skyline = Nivnice, pohled.jpg | image_caption = View from the west | image_flag = Nivnice CZ flag.jpg | image_shield = Nivnice CZ CoA.jpg <!-- location --> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CZE}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Zlín | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Uherské Hradiště <!-- maps and coordinates --> | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Czech Republic | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic | coordinates = {{coord|48|58|29|N|17|38|51|E|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = <!-- government type, leaders --> | leader_title = | leader_name = <!-- established --> | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1261 <!-- area --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 25.48 <!-- elevation --> | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 247 <!-- population --> | population_as_of = 2025-01-01 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-t4l3n8d2iw|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2025-05-16}}</ref> | population_total = 3378 | population_density_km2 = auto <!-- time zone(s) --> | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 <!-- postal codes, area code --> | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 687 51 | area_code_type = | area_code = <!-- website, footnotes --> | website = {{URL|https://www.nivnice.cz/}} | footnotes = }} '''Nivnice''' is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,400 inhabitants.
==Geography== Nivnice is located about {{convert|16|km|0}} southeast of Uherské Hradiště and {{convert|28|km|abbr=on}} south of Zlín. It lies in the Vizovice Highlands. The highest point is at {{convert|360|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Nivnička Stream flows through the municipality.
==History== The first written mention of Nivnice is from 1261.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historie|url=https://www.nivnice.cz/obec/historie/|publisher=Obec Nivnice|language=cs|access-date=2021-12-08}}</ref>
==Demographics== {{historical populations |align=none|cols=3 |1869|1463 |1880|1644 |1890|1793 |1900|2228 |1910|2500 |1921|2614 |1930|2596 |1950|2943 |1961|3283 |1970|3198 |1980|3213 |1991|3259 |2001|3236 |2011|3277 |2021|3217 |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== Nivnice is the seat of a major beverage producer and the largest fruit processor in the country, the Linea Nivnice company.<ref>{{cite web |title=About us|url=https://www.lineanivnice.cz/en/clanek-30-about-us.aspx|publisher=Linea Nivnice, a.s.|access-date=2021-12-08}}</ref>
==Transport== There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
==Sights== The main landmark of Nivnice is the Church of the Holy Guardian Angels. It was built in 1741.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Andělů strážných|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-andelu-straznych-12868263|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-04-09}}</ref>
==Notable people== *John Amos Comenius (1592–1670), philosopher and pedagogue; most probable birthplace *Pavel Soukeník (1962–1988), sport shooter
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==External links== {{commons category|Nivnice}} *{{official|https://www.nivnice.cz/}}
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Category:Villages in Uherské Hradiště District Category:Moravian Slovakia