Milejovice is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70 inhabitants.
Milejovice | |
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 Centre of Milejovice | |
  Milejovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°11′17″N 13°55′48″E / 49.18806°N 13.93000°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Strakonice |
| First mentioned | 1315 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.24 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 69 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 387 01 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe name is derived from the personal name Milej, meaning "the village of Milej's people".[2]
Geography
editMilejovice 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
editThe first written mention of Milejovice is from 1315.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
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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
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 75.
- ^ a b "Milejovice, to není jen poutní místo Dobrá Voda" (in Czech). Deník.cz. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "O obci Milejovice" (in Czech). Obec Milejovice. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ "Kaple Nejblahoslavenější Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
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