Merklín (Karlovy Vary District)

Merklín
Municipality
Main street
Flag Coat of arms
Merklín Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°19′41″N 12°51′49″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Karlovy Vary
First mentioned	1273
Area
• Total	23.41 km^2 (9.04 sq mi)
Elevation	513 m (1,683 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	871
• Density	37/km^2 (96/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	362 34, 363 01
Website	www.obecmerklin.cz

Merklín (German: Merkelsgrün) is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Lípa, Oldřiš and Pstruží are administrative parts of Merklín.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	766	—
1880	867	+13.2%
1890	1,060	+22.3%
1900	1,293	+22.0%
1910	1,585	+22.6%
1921	1,379	−13.0%
1930	1,506	+9.2%
1950	949	−37.0%
1961	869	−8.4%
1970	698	−19.7%
1980	913	+30.8%
1991	889	−2.6%
2001	1,102	+24.0%
2011	1,061	−3.7%
2021	890	−16.1%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

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.

External links

• Official website