Milíře

Milíře
Milíře
Municipality
	General view
	Flag Coat of arms
	Milíře Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°47′47″N 12°33′2″E / 49.79639°N 12.55056°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Tachov
First mentioned	1669
Area
• Total	14.89 km2 (5.75 sq mi)
Elevation	635 m (2,083 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	244
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	347 01
Website	www.obec-milire.cz

Milíře (German: Brand, Tachauer Brand) is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Zadní Milíře is an administrative part of Milíře.

Etymology[edit]

The name literally means "charcoal piles".

Geography[edit]

Milíře is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Tachov and 58 km (36 mi) west of Plzeň. It lies in the Upper Palatinate Forest. The highest point is at 750 m (2,460 ft) above sea level.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Milíře is from 1669. Zadní Milíře was first mentioned in 1778.^[2]

In 1946, most German-speaking inhabitants were expelled. After the war, the area was only partly repopulated.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,859	—
1880	1,814	−2.4%
1890	1,843	+1.6%
1900	1,852	+0.5%
1910	1,910	+3.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,825	−4.5%
1930	1,720	−5.8%
1950	328	−80.9%
1961	448	+36.6%
1970	359	−19.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	93	−74.1%
1991	81	−12.9%
2001	198	+144.4%
2011	235	+18.7%
2021	250	+6.4%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights[edit]

The main landmark of Milíře is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was built in the Neoclassical style in 1814–1816. Together with the rectory, school, memorial cross and World War I memorial, it forms a valuable set of historical buildings.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Milíře. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Tachov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-09-21.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[history-2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Milíře. Retrieved 2022-09-21.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Tachov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-09-21.

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