Měřín

Měřín
Market town
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Měřín Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°23′36″N 15°53′2″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Žďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned	1298
Area
• Total	17.87 km^2 (6.90 sq mi)
Elevation	487 m (1,598 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,010
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	594 42
Website	www.merin.cz

Měřín (German: Wollein) is a market town in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Pustina is an administrative part of Měřín.

Geography

Měřín is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) south of Žďár nad Sázavou and 21 km (13 mi) east of Jihlava. It lies in the Křižanov Highlands. The highest point is at 599 m (1,965 ft) above sea level. The Balinka River flows through the market town and supplies a local system of fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Měřín is from 1298, when the Třebíč monastery established there a provostship for monks of the order of St. Benedict. The monastery owend Měřín until 1470. Between 1491 and 1557, Měřín was property of the Pernštejn family. In 1559, Měřín was acquired by the Chroustenský family and became part of the Černá estate. The properties of the family were confiscated after the Battle of White Mountain in 1620. The Černá estate was subsequently handed over to the Collalto family, who annexed it to the Brtnice estate. The Collalto family owned Měřín until 1918.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,669 —     1880 1,831 +9.7% 1890 1,712 −6.5% 1900 1,747 +2.0% 1910 1,664 −4.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,578 −5.2% 1930 1,592 +0.9% 1950 1,501 −5.7% 1961 1,582 +5.4% 1970 1,638 +3.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,768 +7.9% 1991 1,859 +5.1% 2001 1,909 +2.7% 2011 1,956 +2.5% 2021 1,987 +1.6%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno passes through the market town.

Sights

The main landmark of Měřín is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It is a Baroque church with a Romanesque core. Despite the Baroque reconstruction, many Romanesque and early Gothic valuable elements have been preserved, including a Romanesque portal from the 13th century.^[2][5]

The Chapel of Our Lady of the Snow is a valuable early Baroque building. It dates from 1690.^[6]

Gallery

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  Church of Saint John the Baptist
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  Chapel of Our Lady of the Snow
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  The village of Pustina

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Měřín. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
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.
5. "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
6. "Kaple Panny Marie Sněžné" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-25.

External links

• Official website