Milín

Milín is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants.

Milín
Municipality
Centre of Milín
Flag Coat of arms
Milín Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°37′55″N 14°2′46″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Příbram
First mentioned	1336
Area
• Total	24.13 km2 (9.32 sq mi)
Elevation	547 m (1,795 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,216
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	262 31, 262 63
Website	www.milin.cz

Administrative parts

The villages of Buk, Kamenná, Konětopy, Rtišovice and Stěžov are administrative parts of Milín. Kamenná forms an exclave of the municipal territory.

Geography

Milín is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Příbram and 50 km (31 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Levín at 612 m (2,008 ft) above sea level. The brook Líšnický potok originates here and supplies a system of small fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Milín is from 1336.^[2]

The Battle of Slivice, which was the last major battle of World War II in the territory of Czechoslovakia, took place within the municipality on 11–12 May 1945.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 2,271 —     1880 2,179 −4.1% 1890 2,176 −0.1% 1900 2,087 −4.1% 1910 1,928 −7.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,820 −5.6% 1930 1,685 −7.4% 1950 1,308 −22.4% 1961 2,258 +72.6% 1970 2,202 −2.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 2,139 −2.9% 1991 2,031 −5.0% 2001 2,044 +0.6% 2011 2,099 +2.7% 2021 2,121 +1.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The I/4 road, which replaces the unfinished section of the D4 motorway from Prague to Písek, passes through the municipality.

Sights

The Church of Saint Wenceslaus used to be a granary from 1824, which was rebuilt into a church in 1887–1890.^[5]

The most valuable building is the Church of Saint Peter in the Slivice hamlet. It is originally an early Gothic church from the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries. The late Gothic tower was added at the end of the 15th century. Baroque modifications of the church were made in 1696 and in the 18th century.^[6]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Milín is twinned with:^[7]

• Ledro, Italy

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Milín. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
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.
5. "Kostel sv. Václava" (in Czech). Obec Milín. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
6. "Kostel sv. Petra" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
7. "Valle di Ledro" (in Czech). Město Příbram. Retrieved 2023-06-28.

External links

• Official website