Mečichov

Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic

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49°20′52″N 13°48′43″E / 49.34778°N 13.81194°E / 49.34778; 13.81194Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrictStrakoniceFirst mentioned1539Area

• Total8.86 km² (3.42 sq mi)Elevation

494 m (1,621 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total291 • Density33/km² (85/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

387 36

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Mečichov is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Mečichov lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-west of Strakonice, 65 km (40 mi) north-west of České Budějovice, and 94 km (58 mi) south-west of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	511	—
1880	580	+13.5%
1890	555	−4.3%
1900	551	−0.7%
1910	542	−1.6%
1921	565	+4.2%
1930	509	−9.9%
1950	400	−21.4%
1961	379	−5.2%
1970	335	−11.6%
1980	330	−1.5%
1991	283	−14.2%
2001	246	−13.1%
2011	249	+1.2%
2021	272	+9.2%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Strakonice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.