Řečice (Pelhřimov District)

Řečice
Main street
Řečice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°36′11″N 15°22′18″E / 49.60306°N 15.37167°E / 49.60306; 15.37167
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictPelhřimov
First mentioned1307
Area
 • Total
7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Elevation
495 m (1,624 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
160
 • Density21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
396 01
Websitewww.obec-recice.cz

Řečice is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Řečice lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-east of Pelhřimov, 28 km (17 mi) north-west of Jihlava, and 87 km (54 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative division

Řečice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Řečice (30)
  • Bystrá (14)
  • Křepiny (91)
  • Záběhlice (13)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869575—    
1880580+0.9%
1890622+7.2%
1900691+11.1%
1910655−5.2%
1921623−4.9%
1930557−10.6%
1950454−18.5%
1961400−11.9%
1970291−27.2%
1980248−14.8%
1991174−29.8%
2001143−17.8%
2011120−16.1%
2021148+23.3%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.