Melč (German: Meltsch) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Melč | |
|---|---|
 Centre of Melč | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Melč Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°51′0″N 17°45′28″E / 49.85000°N 17.75778°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Opava |
| First mentioned | 1377 |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.02 km2 (5.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 471 m (1,545 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 677 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 747 84 |
| Website | www |
History
editThe first written mention of Melč is from 1377.[2]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,035 | — |
| 1880 | 1,104 | 6.7% |
| 1890 | 1,020 | −7.6% |
| 1900 | 997 | −2.3% |
| 1910 | 909 | −8.8% |
| 1921 | 845 | −7.0% |
| 1930 | 889 | 5.2% |
| 1950 | 643 | −27.7% |
| 1961 | 774 | 20.4% |
| 1970 | 762 | −1.6% |
| 1980 | 680 | −10.8% |
| 1991 | 645 | −5.1% |
| 2001 | 618 | −4.2% |
| 2011 | 648 | 4.9% |
| 2021 | 652 | 0.6% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
Notable people
edit- William Markowitz (1907–1998), American astronomer
Gallery
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General view -
Melč Castle, now a children's home -
Church of Saint Anthony of Padua
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Melč. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ "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.
External links
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