Merklín (Karlovy Vary District)
Merklín | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Merklín Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°19′41″N 12°51′49″E / 50.32806°N 12.86361°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Karlovy Vary |
| District | Karlovy Vary |
| First mentioned | 1273 |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.41 km2 (9.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 513 m (1,683 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 871 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 362 34, 363 01 |
| Website | www |
Merklín (German: Merkelsgrün) is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Merklín consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Merklín (746)
- Lípa (34)
- Oldřiš (36)
- Pstruží (74)
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 766 | — |
| 1880 | 867 | +13.2% |
| 1890 | 1,060 | +22.3% |
| 1900 | 1,293 | +22.0% |
| 1910 | 1,585 | +22.6% |
| 1921 | 1,379 | −13.0% |
| 1930 | 1,506 | +9.2% |
| 1950 | 949 | −37.0% |
| 1961 | 869 | −8.4% |
| 1970 | 698 | −19.7% |
| 1980 | 913 | +30.8% |
| 1991 | 889 | −2.6% |
| 2001 | 1,102 | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 1,061 | −3.7% |
| 2021 | 890 | −16.1% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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