Velká Lečice
Velká Lečice | |
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| Coordinates: 49°48′53″N 14°19′25″E / 49.81472°N 14.32361°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Příbram |
| First mentioned | 1412 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.20 km2 (2.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 298 m (978 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 193 |
| • Density | 37.1/km2 (96.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 262 05 |
| Website | www |
Velká Lečice is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Etymology
The initial name of the settlement was Velká Ledčice. The name Ledčice is a diminutive form of Ledce, which is a common Czech toponym. The old Czech word ledce originated as a diminutive of the word lado, which denoted unploughed land. In the 17th century, Ledčice was distorted to Lečice. The prefix Velká ('great') serves to distinguish it from the neighbouring village of Malá Lečice ('small Lečice', today a part of Bojanovice).[2]
Geography
Velká Lečice is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Příbram and 25 km (16 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 395 m (1,296 ft) above sea level. The Kocába River flows through the municipality.
History
Gold panning was documented in the area of Velká Lečice in the 11th century. The first written mention of Velká Lečice is from 1412.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
Velká Lečice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a late Baroque niche chapel, built probably at the end of the 18th century.[6]
References
- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in čeština). pp. 494–496.
- ↑ "Historie a zajímavosti" (in čeština). Obec Velká Lečice. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Velká Lečice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
