Bořetice (Pelhřimov District)
Bořetice | |
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Entrance to Bořetice | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Bořetice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°29′46″N 15°6′36″E / 49.49611°N 15.11000°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Pelhřimov |
| First mentioned | 1360 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.59 km2 (1.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 491 m (1,611 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 101 |
| • Density | 28.1/km2 (72.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 395 01 |
| Website | boretice |
Bořetice is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Bořetice lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Pelhřimov, 37 km (23 mi) west of Jihlava, and 83 km (52 mi) south-east of Prague.
History
Bořetice was first mentioned in the 14th century. The name originated from the Bořata people. It still belonged to the archbishop of Červená Řečice during that time.
In 1596, Jan Albrech gave his wife Kateřina of Albendorf the village of Bořetice, which he had previously bought from the Španovský brothers - owners of the Loutkov estate. After that, around the 1600s, Bořetice was given to Kryštof Vratislav of Mitrovic. In 1619, he stationed an army in the vicinity of Bořetice, which then was moved to the Konipas fortress in Březina.
Between the years of 1869–1910, Bořetice was a settlement of the village of Březina in the Pelhřimov district. During that time, they built monuments all around the city.
Between the years of 1921–1979, Bořetice was a municipality in the Pelhřimov district between 1921 and 1930, then in the Pacov district in 1950, then in the Pelhřimov district in 1979. During this time, electricity was provided in 1935, then the water supply was provided in 1960. [2]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1869 | 187 | — |
| 1880 | 192 | +2.7% |
| 1890 | 221 | +15.1% |
| 1900 | 187 | −15.4% |
| 1910 | 194 | +3.7% |
| 1921 | 180 | −7.2% |
| 1930 | 162 | −10.0% |
| 1950 | 120 | −25.9% |
| 1961 | 126 | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 123 | −2.4% |
| 1980 | 103 | −16.3% |
| 1991 | 85 | −17.5% |
| 2001 | 70 | −17.6% |
| 2011 | 68 | −2.9% |
| 2021 | 67 | −1.5% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
Economy
The new 2026 budget predicts that 2 million koruna will be made from income tax, value added tax, corporate income tax, dog fees, gambling tax, computer games tax, waste fee, real estate tax, land rental, forest fee and water fee. The city plans to use the 2 million koruna to improve the city. [5]
Politics
As of now, Tomas Kos is the mayor of Bořetice, while Jiří Kos is the deputy members, which is following with 5 members in the council. They also have a municipal accountant, the finance comittee and the control comittee. [6]
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "History of the village".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ "Draft budget for 2026".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Council members".
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