Milíře | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Plzeň |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tachov |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.7964°N 12.5506°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1669 |
Area Total Km2: | 14.89 |
Elevation M: | 635 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 235 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 347 01 |
Milíře (German: Brand, Tachauer Brand) is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
The village of Zadní Milíře is an administrative part of Milíře.
The name literally means 'charcoal piles'.
Milíře is located about 6km (04miles) west of Tachov and 58km (36miles) west of Plzeň. It lies in the Upper Palatinate Forest. The highest point is at 750m (2,460feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Milíře is from 1669. Zadní Milíře was first mentioned in 1778.[2]
In 1946, most German-speaking inhabitants were expelled. After the war, the area was only partly repopulated.
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Milíře is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was built in the Neoclassical style in 1814–1816. Together with the rectory, school, memorial cross and World War I memorial, it forms a valuable set of historical buildings.[3]