Meclov

Meclov
Main road in Meclov
Meclov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°30′29″N 12°52′40″E / 49.50806°N 12.87778°E / 49.50806; 12.87778
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictDomažlice
First mentioned1115
Area
 • Total
31.98 km2 (12.35 sq mi)
Elevation
396 m (1,299 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,237
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
345 21, 346 01
Websitewww.obecmeclov.cz

Meclov (German: Metzling) is a municipality and village in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Meclov lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Domažlice, 45 km (28 mi) south-west of Plzeň, and 129 km (80 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Meclov (683)
  • Bozdíš (14)
  • Březí (56)
  • Jeníkovice (6)
  • Mašovice (71)
  • Mračnice (54)
  • Mrchojedy (29)
  • Němčice (27)
  • Třebnice (255)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,602—    
18801,631+1.8%
18901,543−5.4%
19001,676+8.6%
19101,767+5.4%
19211,869+5.8%
19301,963+5.0%
19501,134−42.2%
19611,128−0.5%
19701,133+0.4%
19801,016−10.3%
1991946−6.9%
20011,009+6.7%
20111,124+11.4%
20211,195+6.3%
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.