Milavče
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Milavče
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Kostel v Radonicích.JPG
| image_caption = Chapel of Saint James the Great
| image_flag = Milavče flag.jpg
| image_shield = Milavče CoA.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Plzeň
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Domažlice
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|28|1|N|12|58|51|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1302
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 12.19
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 393
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 592
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 344 01
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.milavce.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Milavče is a municipality and village in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Milavče consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}
- Milavče (418)
- Božkovy (23)
- Radonice (144)
Geography
Milavče is located about {{convert|5|km|0}} northeast of Domažlice and {{convert|41|km|abbr=on}} southwest of Plzeň. It lies in the Upper Palatine Forest Foothills. The highest point is at {{convert|500|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Zubřina Stream flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Milavče is from 1302. From 1357 to 1598, it was part of the Horšovský Týn estate and shared its owners. From 1598, it belonged to the Domažlice estate.{{cite web |title=Z historie obce Milavče|url=https://www.milavce.cz/2014/09/10/z-historie-obce-milavce/|publisher=Obec Milavče|language=cs|access-date=2023-08-09}}
The village of Radonice was first mentioned in 1310, when it was owned by the Ostrov Monastery in Davle.{{cite web |title=Radonice|url=https://www.milavce.cz/2014/09/13/radonice/|publisher=Obec Milavče|language=cs|access-date=2023-08-09}} Božkovy was first mentioned in 1472.{{cite web |title=Božkovy|url=https://www.milavce.cz/2014/09/10/bozkovy/|publisher=Obec Milavče|language=cs|access-date=2023-08-09}}
On 4 August 2021, two trains collided near the village.
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|906
|1880|947
|1890|897
|1900|954
|1910|1018
|1921|961
|1930|942
|1950|728
|1961|725
|1970|667
|1980|579
|1991|567
|2001|577
|2011|576
|2021|585
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Transport
Sights
The main landmark of Milavče is the Church of Saint Adalbert. It was built in the Baroque style in 1741–1748 on the site of an old chapel. The tower and sacristy were added in the 19th century.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Vojtěcha|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-vojtecha-18507152|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-05-29}}
Notable people
- Josef Váchal (1884–1969), writer and painter
References
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External links
{{commons category|Milavče}}
- {{official|https://www.milavce.cz/}}
{{Domažlice District}}
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