Křetín is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Křetín
Church of Saint Jerome
Church of Saint Jerome
Flag of Křetín
Coat of arms of Křetín
Křetín is located in Czech Republic
Křetín
Křetín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°33′47″N 16°30′16″E / 49.56306°N 16.50444°E / 49.56306; 16.50444
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBlansko
First mentioned1308
Area
 • Total
5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi)
Elevation
393 m (1,289 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
483
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
679 62
Websitewww.kretin.eu

Křetín lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) north-west of Blansko, 42 km (26 mi) north of Brno, and 160 km (99 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts

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The village of Dolní Poříčí is an administrative part of Křetín.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869580—    
1880585+0.9%
1890614+5.0%
1900608−1.0%
1910645+6.1%
1921609−5.6%
1930576−5.4%
1950532−7.6%
1961584+9.8%
1970568−2.7%
1980552−2.8%
1991524−5.1%
2001502−4.2%
2011494−1.6%
2021486−1.6%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

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  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.
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