Jiřice is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Administrative division Jiřice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Jiřice (804) Močidla (17) Speřice (111)
Etymology The name Jiřice is derived from the personal name Jiří, meaning "the village of Jiří's people".
Geography Jiřice is located about northeast of Pelhřimov and northwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is at above sea level. The municipal territory is rich in small fishponds.
History The first written mention of Jiřice is in a papal bull of Pope Honorius III from 1226, where the village is documented as a property of the monastery in Želiv. The village developed most rapidly in the second half of the 19th century, when the textile industry in the neighbouring town of Humpolec was developing and new workers were coming to the region.
Demographics
Transport The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno runs through the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Jiřice is the Church of Saint James the Great. It was originally a Gothic church, first mentioned in 1350. It was rebuilt and extended in 1650, 1772 and 1803. In 1905, the church was modified in the neo-Gothic style and the tower was added.
Notable people Otto Schöniger (1889–1958), equestrian
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