Melč

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
Municipality
Centre of Melč
Flag Coat of arms
Melč Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°51′0″N 17°45′28″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.obecmelc.cz

History

The first written mention of Melč is from 1377.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

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

• William Markowitz (1907–1998), American astronomer

Gallery

• 
  General view
• 
  Melč Castle, now a children's home
• 
  Church of Saint Anthony of Padua

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Melč. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website