Merklín (Plzeň-South District)

Merklín
Municipality
Church of Saint Nicholas
Coat of arms
Merklín Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°33′38″N 13°11′53″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Plzeň-South
First mentioned	1356
Area
• Total	17.01 km^2 (6.57 sq mi)
Elevation	385 m (1,263 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,194
• Density	70/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	334 52
Website	www.merklin.cz

Merklín is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Merklín lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-west of Plzeň and 106 km (66 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Kloušov and Lhota are administrative parts of Merklín.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,729	—
1880	1,878	+8.6%
1890	2,056	+9.5%
1900	2,275	+10.7%
1910	2,261	−0.6%
1921	2,205	−2.5%
1930	1,901	−13.8%
1950	1,306	−31.3%
1961	1,384	+6.0%
1970	1,156	−16.5%
1980	1,064	−8.0%
1991	1,063	−0.1%
2001	1,021	−4.0%
2011	1,182	+15.8%
2021	1,136	−3.9%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website