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Miřetice | |
|---|---|
Museum of Ležáky | |
| Coordinates: 49°50′30″N 15°53′8″E / 49.84167°N 15.88556°E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Pardubice |
| District | Chrudim |
| First mentioned | 1325 |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.14 km2 (6.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 456 m (1,496 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,306 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 538 04 |
| Website | www |
Miřetice is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.
Miřetice consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
| 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[3][4] | ||
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.