Jiřetín pod Bukovou

Municipality in Liberec, Czech Republic

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50°45′21″N 15°15′47″E / 50.75583°N 15.26306°E / 50.75583; 15.26306Country

Czech RepublicRegionLiberecDistrict Jablonec nad NisouFirst mentioned1687Area

• Total3.31 km² (1.28 sq mi)Elevation

525 m (1,722 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total458 • Density140/km² (360/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

468 43

Websitewww.jiretinpb.cz

Jiřetín pod Bukovou (until 1950 Jiřetín; German: Georgenthal) is a municipality and village in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	317	—
1880	366	+15.5%
1890	358	−2.2%
1900	403	+12.6%
1910	540	+34.0%
1921	537	−0.6%
1930	550	+2.4%
1950	279	−49.3%
1961	403	+44.4%
1970	470	+16.6%
1980	575	+22.3%
1991	612	+6.4%
2001	656	+7.2%
2011	516	−21.3%
2021	427	−17.2%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Notable people

Daniel Swarovski (1862–1956), Czech-Austrian glass cutter, jeweler and entrepreneur

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Jablonec nad Nisou" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.