Veltruby
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Veltruby |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Kaple Nanebevzetí Panny Marie v Hradišťku (Q104974181).jpg |
| image_caption | Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary |
| image_flag | Veltruby vlajka.jpg |
| image_shield | Veltruby znak.jpg |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Central Bohemian |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Kolín |
| pushpin_map | Czech Republic |
| pushpin_relief | 1 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in the Czech Republic |
| coordinates | |
| established_title | First mentioned |
| established_date | 1388 |
| area_total_km2 | 9.38 |
| elevation_m | 193 |
| population_as_of | 2025-01-01 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 1471 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +1 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 280 02 |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Veltruby | other_name = | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = Kaple Nanebevzetí Panny Marie v Hradišťku (Q104974181).jpg | image_caption = Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary | image_flag = Veltruby vlajka.jpg | image_shield = Veltruby znak.jpg | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Central Bohemian | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Kolín | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Czech Republic | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1388 | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 9.38 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 193 | population_as_of = 2025-01-01 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 1471 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 280 02 | area_code_type = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = 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 division
Veltruby consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
- Veltruby (950)
- Hradišťko I (468)
Etymology
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").
Geography
Veltruby is located about 5 km north of Kolín and 46 km 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
The first written mention of Veltruby is from 1388. Hradišťko I was first mentioned in 1290.
Demographics
|align=none|cols=3 |1869|889 |1880|1049 |1890|1125 |1900|1292 |1910|1398 |1921|1346 |1930|1425 |1950|1423 |1961|1361 |1970|1335 |1980|1323 |1991|1191 |2001|1242 |2011|1317 |2021|1418 |source=Censuses}}
Transport
Veltruby is located on the railway line Prague–Kolín.
Sights
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.
The Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hradišťko I was built in 1909–1910.
References
References
- (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- (2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- Profous, Antonín. (1957). "Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž".
- "Historie". Obec Veltruby.
- (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- "Detail stanice Veltruby". [[České dráhy]].
- "Kostel Navštívení Panny Marie". National Heritage Institute.
- "Kaple Navštívení Panny Marie". Cesty a památky.
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