Oldřiš u Merklína

Oldřiš
Basic data
State :	Czech Republic
Region :	Karlovarský kraj
District :	Karlovy Vary
Municipality :	Merklin
Area :	465 ha
Geographic location :	50 ° 20 '  N , 12 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 19 '49 "  N , 12 ° 52' 58"  E
Height:	610  m nm
Residents :	37 (2011)
Postal code :	363 01
License plate :	K
traffic
Street:	Lípa - Oldřiš

Oldřiš ( German  Ullersgrün ) is a district of Merklín in the Czech Republic .

geography

Oldřiš is located on the southern steep slope of the Bohemian Ore Mountains not far from Jáchymov at the foot of the Plešiveces .

history

Map section from 1881

The place was first mentioned in 1273.

Originally, the residents mostly ran agriculture and cattle breeding or, since the 19th century, commuted to the factories in Merkelsgrün, Salmthal or Sankt Joachimsthal.

The largely German population of the place was driven from their homeland after the end of the Second World War. In 1948 Oldřiš was incorporated into Merklín.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.uir.cz/katastralni-uzemi/693146/Oldris-u-Merklina
2. ↑ Historický lexikon obcí České republiky - 1869-2015. Český statistický úřad, December 18, 2015, accessed on January 29, 2016 (Czech).