Jiřice (Nymburk District)

Jiřice
Municipality
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Jiřice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°15′9″N 14°50′13″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Nymburk
First mentioned	1479
Area
• Total	8.37 km^2 (3.23 sq mi)
Elevation	247 m (810 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	325
• Density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	289 22
Website	www.obecjirice.cz

Jiřice is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	272	—
1880	312	+14.7%
1890	334	+7.1%
1900	392	+17.4%
1910	450	+14.8%
1921	460	+2.2%
1930	428	−7.0%
1950	174	−59.3%
1961	166	−4.6%
1970	178	+7.2%
1980	166	−6.7%
1991	130	−21.7%
2001	135	+3.8%
2011	581	+330.4%
2021	1,094	+88.3%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Economy

The Jiřice Prison is the main employer in Jiřice. It is classified as a low-, medium- and high-security prison for men with a capacity of 766 prisoners. It employs more than 250 people.[4]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
4. "Věznice Jiřice: Základní informace" (in Czech). Prison Service of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2024-04-12.

External links

• Official website