Miličín

Miličín consists of nine 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}}

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• Miličín (613)
• Kahlovice (27)
• Malovice (31)
• Nasavrky (18)
• Nové Dvory (14)
• Petrovice (69)
• Reksyně (9)
• Záhoří u Miličína (67)
• Žibkov (8)

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Miličín is located about {{convert|17|km}} north of Tábor and {{convert|52|km|abbr=on}} south of Prague. It lies in the Vlašim Uplands. The highest point is the hill Kalvárie at {{convert|698|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Mastník River briefly crosses the municipal territory in the west. The territory of Miličín is rich in small brooks and fishponds.

The first written mention of Miličín is from 1283. It was owned by a family that called itself the Lords of Miličín. After the last member of the family was killed in the Battle of Crécy, the Rosenberg family inherited the village. During their rule, Miličín was promoted to a town. The Rosenbergs owned the town until 1611, when the last member of the family died. In 1644, during the Thirty Years' War, the town burned down.{{cite web |title=Miličín|url=https://www.milicin.eu/mesto/milicin-obce-a-osady/milicin/|publisher=Město Miličín|language=cs|access-date=2023-04-14}}

Miličín used to be a centre of trade, but after the construction of the railway from Prague to České Budějovice, which avoided it, it found itself on the periphery and reoriented itself to agriculture.

In 2022, the status of a town was restored to Miličín.{{cite news |title=Miličín je opět městem, chystá opravený znak a v červnu městské slavnosti|newspaper=Benešovský Deník |url=https://benesovsky.denik.cz/zpravy_region/v-poradi-desatym-mestem-okresu-benesov-je-milicin-20220526.html|publisher=Deník.cz|language=cs|date=2022-05-26|access-date=2023-04-14 |last1=Kellner |first1=Zdeněk }}

{{historical populations

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|1869|2975

|1880|2768

|1890|2495

|1900|2325

|1910|2103

|1921|2118

|1930|1877

|1950|1448

|1961|1320

|1970|1132

|1980|1009

|1991|942

|2001|904

|2011|877

|2021|856

|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}}}}

The I/3 road (part of the European route E55), which replaces the unfinished section of the D3 motorway from Prague to Tábor, passes through the town.

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The main landmark of Miličín is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the Gothic style in 1380–1384. In 1754, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style.{{cite web |title=Kostel Narození Panny Marie|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-narozeni-panny-marie-2145805|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-04-14}}

On Kalvárie Hill is the Chapel of the Passion of the Lord, which dates from 1748. The Stations of the Cross from 1796 lead to the chapel.

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Category:Populated places in Benešov District