Jiřice is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Jiřice | |
|---|---|
 Pond in Jiřice | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Jiřice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°33′12″N 15°19′6″E / 49.55333°N 15.31833°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Pelhřimov |
| First mentioned | 1226 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.57 km2 (5.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 940 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 396 01 |
| Website | www |
Jiřice lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-east of Pelhřimov, 27 km (17 mi) north-west of Jihlava, and 87 km (54 mi) south-east of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Močidla and Speřice are administrative parts of Jiřice.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 867 | — |
| 1880 | 955 | +10.1% |
| 1890 | 987 | +3.4% |
| 1900 | 994 | +0.7% |
| 1910 | 952 | −4.2% |
| 1921 | 1,087 | +14.2% |
| 1930 | 937 | −13.8% |
| 1950 | 1,017 | +8.5% |
| 1961 | 781 | −23.2% |
| 1970 | 749 | −4.1% |
| 1980 | 633 | −15.5% |
| 1991 | 608 | −3.9% |
| 2001 | 670 | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 862 | +28.7% |
| 2021 | 932 | +8.1% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people
edit- Otto Schöniger (1889–1958), equestrian
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Pelhřimov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links
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