Merklín u Karlových Var

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Merklin
Merklín coat of arms
Merklín u Karlových Var (Czech Republic)
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Basic data
State : Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
Region : Karlovarský kraj
District : Karlovy Vary
Area : 2340.811 ha
Geographic location : 50 ° 20 '  N , 12 ° 52'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 19 '48 "  N , 12 ° 51' 47"  E
Height: 513  m nm
Residents : 962 (Jan 1, 2019)
Postal code : 362 34 - 363 01
License plate : K
traffic
Railway connection: Dalovice – Merklin
structure
Status: local community
Districts: 4th
administration
Mayor : Ing.Zdeněk Gerát (status: 2014)
Address: Merklín 6
362 34 Merklín u Karlových Var
Municipality number: 555363
Website : www.obecmerklin.cz
Merklín's location in the Karlovy Vary district
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Merklín ( German  Merkelsgrün ) is a municipality in Karlovarský kraj in the Czech Republic .

geography

Map section from 1881

location

Merklín lies at the foot of the southern roof of the Ore Mountains below the Plešivec in a valley basin at the confluence of the Eliášův potok in the Bystřice . The place located 2 kilometers north of the town of Hroznětín belongs to the Okres Karlovy Vary . It is a resort in the forests of the Ore Mountains.

Community structure

The municipality Merklín consists of the districts Lípa ( Lindig ), Merklín ( Merkelsgrün ), Pstruží ( Salmthal ) and Oldřiš ( Ullersgrün ), which also form cadastral districts.

Neighboring places

Pernink (Bärringen) Abertamy (Abertham) Jáchymov (St. Joachimsthal)
Nejdek (Neudek) Neighboring communities Ostrov (Schlackenwerth)
Hroznětín (Lichtenstadt)

history

railway station
Merklín Church

The first mention of Merkelsgrün of 23 May 1273 a papal document of Gregory X . Until the revolution of 1848/1849 the place belonged to the rule Schlackenwerth .

With the opening of the local railway Karlsbad– (Dallwitz) –Merkelsgrün , Merkelsgrün received a railway connection.

On December 1, 1930 Merkelsgrün had 659 inhabitants, on May 17, 1939 there were 556 and on May 22, 1947 527 inhabitants.

The community is a traditional location for wood processing companies. The cardboard factory GT Mandl is the main employer in the area, along with Elektroporcelán as, a manufacturer of electrical insulators.

Development of the population

year population
1869 134
1880 175
1890 328
1900 421
1910 730
year population
1921 641
1930 659
1950 1 738
1961 2 869
1970 2 698
year population
1980 2 913
1991 2 889
2001 2 1102
2011 2 1061
1 Merklín with Lípa and Oldřiš
2 Merklín with Lípa, Oldřiš and Pstruží

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.uir.cz/obec/555363/Merklin
  2. ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
  3. ↑ http://www.uir.cz/casti-obce-obec/555363/Obec-Merklin
  4. ↑ http://www.uir.cz/katastralni-uzemi-obec/555363/Obec-Merklin
  5. ↑ Historický lexikon obcí České republiky - 1869-2015. (PDF) Český statistický úřad, December 18, 2015, accessed on February 4, 2016 (Czech).

Web links

Commons : Merklín  - collection of images, videos and audio files