Milejovice

Milejovice
Municipality
Centre of Milejovice
Milejovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°11′17″N 13°55′48″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Strakonice
First mentioned	1315
Area
• Total	6.24 km^2 (2.41 sq mi)
Elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	69
• Density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	387 01
Website	www.milejovice.cz

Milejovice is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Milej, meaning "the village of Milej's people".^[2]

Geography

Milejovice is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Strakonice and 45 km (28 mi) northwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is the hill Vráž at 645 m (2,116 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Milejovice is from 1315.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 376 —     1880 374 −0.5% 1890 362 −3.2% 1900 352 −2.8% 1910 348 −1.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 339 −2.6% 1930 293 −13.6% 1950 199 −32.1% 1961 179 −10.1% 1970 143 −20.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 103 −28.0% 1991 69 −33.0% 2001 52 −24.6% 2011 69 +32.7% 2021 64 −7.2%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Dobrá voda pilgrimage site

In the centre of Milejovice is a chapel.^[6]

In the eastern part of the municipal territory is Dobrá voda, a pilgrimage site with the Chapel of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, Stations of the Cross. The chapel was built in 1889–1891 next to a well with a supposedly healing spring.^[3][7]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 75.
3. "Milejovice, to není jen poutní místo Dobrá Voda" (in Czech). Deník.cz. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "O obci Milejovice" (in Czech). Obec Milejovice. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
7. "Kaple Nejblahoslavenější Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-11.

External links

• Official website