Miřetice (Chrudim District)

Municipality in Pardubice, Czech Republic

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49°50′30″N 15°53′8″E / 49.84167°N 15.88556°E / 49.84167; 15.88556Country

Czech RepublicRegionPardubiceDistrictChrudimFirst mentioned1325Area

• Total17.14 km² (6.62 sq mi)Elevation

456 m (1,496 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,306 • Density76/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

538 04

Websitewww.miretice.cz

Miřetice is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Bošov, Čekov, Dachov, Dubová, Havlovice, Krupín and Švihov are administrative parts of Miřetice.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,774	—
1880	1,745	−1.6%
1890	1,732	−0.7%
1900	1,893	+9.3%
1910	1,934	+2.2%
1921	1,891	−2.2%
1930	1,975	+4.4%
1950	1,460	−26.1%
1961	1,460	+0.0%
1970	1,343	−8.0%
1980	1,252	−6.8%
1991	1,211	−3.3%
2001	1,220	+0.7%
2011	1,185	−2.9%
2021	1,268	+7.0%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Sights

The area of the former village of Ležáky, destroyed during World War II, is part of Miřetice-Dachov. The events are commemorated in the Museum of Ležáky.

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.