Jiřice (Pelhřimov District)

Jiřice
Pond in Jiřice
Jiřice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°33′12″N 15°19′6″E / 49.55333°N 15.31833°E / 49.55333; 15.31833
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictPelhřimov
First mentioned1226
Area
 • Total
13.57 km2 (5.24 sq mi)
Elevation
560 m (1,840 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
942
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
396 01
Websitewww.obec-jirice.cz

Jiřice is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Jiřice lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-east of Pelhřimov, 27 km (17 mi) north-west of Jihlava, and 87 km (54 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Jiřice (804)
  • Močidla (17)
  • Speřice (111)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869867—    
1880955+10.1%
1890987+3.4%
1900994+0.7%
1910952−4.2%
19211,087+14.2%
1930937−13.8%
19501,017+8.5%
1961781−23.2%
1970749−4.1%
1980633−15.5%
1991608−3.9%
2001670+10.2%
2011862+28.7%
2021932+8.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Notable people

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.