| Čerín | |
| Other Name: | Cserény |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Banská Bystrica District |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Čerín in the Banská Bystrica Region##Location of Čerín in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 48.67°N 19.25°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Pavel Kmeť |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1300 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.53 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 395 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 459 |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 974 01 |
| Area Code: | +421 48 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | BB |
Čerín (de|Fanischhain; hu|Cserény) is a village and municipality of the Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1300 (as Cheren), when it belonged to a certain Paul, brother of Demeter, count of Zvolen. The village later belonged to the town of Zvolen and to the castle of Vígľaš. In the 16th century, it had to pay tributes to the Ottoman Empire.
Established in 1315 is located on lightly fortified area on the higher ground above the village. According to chronicles, it was the Paul from Veľký Krtíš that decreed its build. The wooden bell tower comes from 17th century. The wooden ceiling of the church is decorated by tiles with colorful geometric shapes which makes it unusual and extraordinary among other Christian churches. The altar is of Barok style and comes from 1744. The former altar made by a carpenter from Kremnica that comes from year 1483 was transferred to Budapest.