Křetín

Křetín
Church of Saint Jerome
Křetín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°33′47″N 16°30′16″E / 49.56306°N 16.50444°E / 49.56306; 16.50444
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBlansko
First mentioned1308
Area
 • Total
5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi)
Elevation
393 m (1,289 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
476
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
679 62
Websitewww.kretin.eu

Křetín is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Křetín lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) north-west of Blansko, 42 km (26 mi) north of Brno, and 160 km (99 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Křetín (453)
  • Dolní Poříčí (33)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869580—    
1880585+0.9%
1890614+5.0%
1900608−1.0%
1910645+6.1%
1921609−5.6%
1930576−5.4%
1950532−7.6%
1961584+9.8%
1970568−2.7%
1980552−2.8%
1991524−5.1%
2001502−4.2%
2011494−1.6%
2021486−1.6%
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.