Miřetice (Chrudim District)

Miřetice
Municipality
Museum of Ležáky
Flag Coat of arms
Miřetice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°50′30″N 15°53′8″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Chrudim
First mentioned	1325
Area
• Total	17.14 km^2 (6.62 sq mi)
Elevation	456 m (1,496 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,306
• Density	76/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	538 04
Website	www.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

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