Měnín (German: Mönitz) is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.
Měnín | |
|---|---|
 Municipal office | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Měnín Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°4′57″N 16°41′39″E / 49.08250°N 16.69417°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Brno-Country |
| First mentioned | 1240 |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.16 km2 (8.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 188 m (617 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,869 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 664 57 |
| Website | www |
Měnín lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Brno and 199 km (124 mi) south-east of Prague.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 954 | — |
| 1880 | 1,111 | +16.5% |
| 1890 | 1,147 | +3.2% |
| 1900 | 1,264 | +10.2% |
| 1910 | 1,352 | +7.0% |
| 1921 | 1,351 | −0.1% |
| 1930 | 1,430 | +5.8% |
| 1950 | 1,378 | −3.6% |
| 1961 | 1,470 | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 1,503 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 1,500 | −0.2% |
| 1991 | 1,578 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 1,664 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 1,696 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1,848 | +9.0% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people
edit- Mojmír Povolný (1921–2012), lawyer and politician
- Jaroslav Konečný (1945–2017), handball player
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "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.
External links
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