Velká Lhota
Velká Lhota | |
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| Coordinates: 49°26′16″N 18°2′8″E / 49.43778°N 18.03556°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Vsetín |
| First mentioned | 1374 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.33 km2 (3.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 540 m (1,770 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 535 |
| • Density | 57.3/km2 (149/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 757 01 |
| Website | www |
Velká Lhota is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Velká Lhota consists of two municipal parts (in brackets, population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Velká Lhota (376)
- Malá Lhota (101)
Geography
Velká Lhota is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Vsetín and 35 km (22 mi) northeast of Zlín. It lies in the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains. The highest point is the hill Vrchhůra at 692 m (2,270 ft) above sea level. The Bystřička Stream flows along the southern municipal border and the Bystřička Reservoir is built on it. The western part of the municipal territory lies in the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area.[3]
History
The first written mention of Velká Lhota is from 1374, when it was part of the Krásno estate. From 1411 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, the village belonged to the Rožnov estate.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Velká Lhota is the Evangelical church. It is a wooden church, built in the folk architecture in 1783. For its value, it is protected as a national cultural monument.[7]
Notable people
- Jan Karafiát (1846–1929), children's book writer; lived and worked here in 1875–1895
References
- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ↑ "Results". Census 2021. Retrieved 2026-09-22.
- ↑ "Velká Lhota" (in čeština). Obec Velká Lhota. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Kostel evangelický" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
External links
- Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
- CS1 čeština-language sources (cs)
- Coordinates not on Wikidata
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- Commons category link is locally defined
- Official website not in Wikidata
- Villages in Vsetín District
- Moravian Wallachia