Velké Popovice

Velké Popovice
Velké Popovice
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 49°55′21″N 14°38′22″E / 49.92250°N 14.63944°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1332
Area
• Total	15.62 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Elevation	413 m (1,355 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	3,338
• Density	213.7/km2 (553.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	251 69
Website	www.velkepopovice.cz

Velké Popovice (German: Groß Popowitz) is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Velké Popovice consists of ten municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Velké Popovice (2,086)
Brtnice (574)
Dub (0)
Dubiny (73)
Klenové (21)
Krámský (28)
Křivá Ves (20)
Lojovice (202)
Mokřany (35)
Řepčice (157)

Etymology

The initial name of the village was just Popovice. The name was derived either from the personal name Pop or from the Old Czech word pop (i.e. 'priest'), meaning "the village of Pop's/priest's people".^[3] Velké Popovice means 'great Popovice'.

Geography

Velké Popovice is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 485 m (1,591 ft) above sea level. The stream Mokřanský potok flows through the municipality and together with several nameless tributaries supplies several fishponds in the territory.

History

The first written mention of Velké Popovice is from 1332.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,504	—
1880	1,439	−4.3%
1890	1,487	+3.3%
1900	1,504	+1.1%
1910	1,885	+25.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,902	+0.9%
1930	2,171	+14.1%
1950	2,003	−7.7%
1961	1,918	−4.2%
1970	1,778	−7.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,731	−2.6%
1991	1,720	−0.6%
2001	1,788	+4.0%
2011	2,760	+54.4%
2021	3,196	+15.8%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Economy

Velké Popovice is known mostly for the production of the Velkopopovický Kozel beer. The beer brewing in Velké Popovice was first documented in the 16th century and the current brewery was founded in 1874.^[4]

Transport

There are no major roads passing through the municipality. The railway that runs north of Velké Popovice is unused.

Sights

The main landmark of Velké Popovice is the Church of Our Lady of the Snows. It was probably founded in the 13th century and its current form is from the 17th century.^[4]

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.
↑ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in čeština). p. 436.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "O Velkých Popovicích" (in čeština). Obec Velké Popovice. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
↑ "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.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[3] Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in čeština). p. 436.

[oobci-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "O Velkých Popovicích" (in čeština). Obec Velké Popovice. Retrieved 2025-11-10.

[5] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[6] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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