Milejovice

Milejovice
Milejovice
Municipality
	Centre of Milejovice
	Milejovice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°11′17″N 13°55′48″E / 49.18806°N 13.93000°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Strakonice
First mentioned	1315
Area
• Total	6.24 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
Elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	69
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	387 01
Website	www.milejovice.cz

Milejovice is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Milej, meaning "the village of Milej's people".^[2]

Geography

Milejovice is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Strakonice and 45 km (28 mi) northwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is the hill Vráž at 645 m (2,116 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Milejovice is from 1315.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	376	—
1880	374	−0.5%
1890	362	−3.2%
1900	352	−2.8%
1910	348	−1.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	339	−2.6%
1930	293	−13.6%
1950	199	−32.1%
1961	179	−10.1%
1970	143	−20.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	103	−28.0%
1991	69	−33.0%
2001	52	−24.6%
2011	69	+32.7%
2021	64	−7.2%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

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

Sights

In the centre of Milejovice is a chapel.^[6]

In the eastern part of the municipal territory is Dobrá voda, a pilgrimage site with the Chapel of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, Stations of the Cross. The chapel was built in 1889–1891 next to a well with a supposedly healing spring.^[3]^[7]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 75.
^ ^a ^b "Milejovice, to není jen poutní místo Dobrá Voda" (in Czech). Deník.cz. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
^ "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.
^ "O obci Milejovice" (in Czech). Obec Milejovice. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
^ "Kaple Nejblahoslavenější Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-11.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 75.

[denik-3] "Milejovice, to není jen poutní místo Dobrá Voda" (in Czech). Deník.cz. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2023-02-12.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

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

[6] "O obci Milejovice" (in Czech). Obec Milejovice. Retrieved 2023-02-11.

[7] "Kaple Nejblahoslavenější Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-11.

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