Jiřice (Pelhřimov District)

Jiřice
Jiřice
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 49°33′12″N 15°19′6″E / 49.55333°N 15.31833°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Pelhřimov
First mentioned	1226
Area
• Total	13.57 km2 (5.24 sq mi)
Elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	948
• Density	69.9/km2 (181/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	396 01
Website	www.obec-jirice.cz

Jiřice is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Jiřice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Jiřice (804)
Močidla (17)
Speřice (111)

Etymology

The name Jiřice is derived from the personal name Jiří, meaning "the village of Jiří's people".^[3]

Geography

Jiřice is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Pelhřimov and 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is at 599 m (1,965 ft) above sea level. The municipal territory is rich in small fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Jiřice is in a papal bull of Pope Honorius III from 1226, where the village is documented as a property of the monastery in Želiv. The village developed most rapidly in the second half of the 19th century, when the textile industry in the neighbouring town of Humpolec was developing and new workers were coming to the region.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	867	—
1880	955	+10.1%
1890	987	+3.4%
1900	994	+0.7%
1910	952	−4.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,087	+14.2%
1930	937	−13.8%
1950	1,017	+8.5%
1961	781	−23.2%
1970	749	−4.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	633	−15.5%
1991	608	−3.9%
2001	670	+10.2%
2011	862	+28.7%
2021	932	+8.1%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno runs through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Jiřice is the Church of Saint James the Great. It was originally a Gothic church, first mentioned in 1350. It was rebuilt and extended in 1650, 1772 and 1803. In 1905, the church was modified in the neo-Gothic style and the tower was added.^[4]^[7]

Notable people

Otto Schöniger (1889–1958), equestrian

References

↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
↑ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in čeština). p. 160.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Historie a pamětihodnosti" (in čeština). Obec Jiřice. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
↑ "Kostel sv. Jakuba Většího" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2026-05-05.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[3] Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in čeština). p. 160.

[history-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Historie a pamětihodnosti" (in čeština). Obec Jiřice. Retrieved 2026-05-05.

[5] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[6] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[7] "Kostel sv. Jakuba Většího" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2026-05-05.

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