Meclov

Municipality in Plzeň, Czech Republic

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49°30′29″N 12°52′40″E / 49.50806°N 12.87778°E / 49.50806; 12.87778Country

Czech RepublicRegionPlzeňDistrict DomažliceFirst mentioned1115Area

• Total31.98 km² (12.35 sq mi)Elevation

396 m (1,299 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,208 • Density38/km² (98/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codes

345 21, 346 01

Websitewww.obecmeclov.cz

Meclov (German: Metzling) is a municipality and village in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Meclov lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Domažlice, 45 km (28 mi) south-west of Plzeň, and 129 km (80 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Bozdíš, Březí, Jeníkovice, Mašovice, Mračnice, Mrchojedy, Němčice and Třebnice are administrative parts of Meclov.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,602	—
1880	1,631	+1.8%
1890	1,543	−5.4%
1900	1,676	+8.6%
1910	1,767	+5.4%
1921	1,869	+5.8%
1930	1,963	+5.0%
1950	1,134	−42.2%
1961	1,128	−0.5%
1970	1,133	+0.4%
1980	1,016	−10.3%
1991	946	−6.9%
2001	1,009	+6.7%
2011	1,124	+11.4%
2021	1,195	+6.3%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Domažlice" (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.