Veltruby
Veltruby | |
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![]() Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary | |
Coordinates: 50°4′14″N 15°11′5″E / 50.07056°N 15.18472°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Central Bohemian |
District | Kolín |
First mentioned | 1388 |
Area | |
• Total | 9.38 km2 (3.62 sq mi) |
Elevation | 193 m (633 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,453 |
• Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 280 02 |
Website | www |
Veltruby is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
[edit]The village of Hradišťko I is an administrative part of Veltruby.
Etymology
[edit]The name is derived from the word veltrubové, which denoted people who velmi troubili (literally "blow horns a lot", but in old Czech it also meant figuratively "idle a lot").[2]
Geography
[edit]Veltruby is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Kolín and 46 km (29 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Elbe River. There are two artificial lakes, created by flooding sandstone quarries.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Veltruby is from 1388. Hradišťko I was first mentioned in 1290.[3]
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[4][5] |
Transport
[edit]Veltruby is located on the railway line Prague–Kolín.[6]
Sights
[edit]The main landmark of Veltruby is the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the late Neoclassical style in 1843–1846, but it has a medieval core.[7]
The Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hradišťko I was built in 1909–1910.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 498.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Veltruby. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kolín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Veltruby" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Kostel Navštívení Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ "Kaple Navštívení Panny Marie". Cesty a památky (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-04-01.
External links
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