Merklín (Karlovy Vary District)

Merklín
Main street
Main street
Flag of Merklín
Coat of arms of Merklín
Merklín is located in Czech Republic
Merklín
Merklín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°19′41″N 12°51′49″E / 50.32806°N 12.86361°E / 50.32806; 12.86361
Country Czech Republic
RegionKarlovy Vary
DistrictKarlovy Vary
First mentioned1273
Area
 • Total23.41 km2 (9.04 sq mi)
Elevation
513 m (1,683 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total871
 • Density37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
362 34, 363 01
Websitewww.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[edit]

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

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869766—    
1880867+13.2%
18901,060+22.3%
19001,293+22.0%
19101,585+22.6%
19211,379−13.0%
19301,506+9.2%
1950949−37.0%
1961869−8.4%
1970698−19.7%
1980913+30.8%
1991889−2.6%
20011,102+24.0%
20111,061−3.7%
2021890−16.1%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Karlovy Vary" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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