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Veltruby

Coordinates: 50°4′14″N 15°11′5″E / 50.07056°N 15.18472°E / 50.07056; 15.18472
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Veltruby
Municipality
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Coordinates: 50°4′14″N 15°11′5″E / 50.07056°N 15.18472°E / 50.07056; 15.18472
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictKolín
First mentioned1388
Area
 • Total
9.38 km2 (3.62 sq mi)
Elevation
193 m (633 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,467
 • Density156/km2 (405/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
280 02
Websitewww.veltruby.cz

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):[2]

  • 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').[3]

Geography

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

The first written mention of Veltruby is from 1388. Hradišťko I was first mentioned in 1290.[4]

Demographics

Transport

Veltruby is located on the railway line Prague–Kolín.[7]

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.[8]

The Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hradišťko I was built in 1909–1910.[9]

References

  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 (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in čeština). p. 498.
  4. ↑ "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Veltruby. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  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.
  7. ↑ "Station details Veltruby". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-09-17.
  8. ↑ "Kostel Navštívení Panny Marie" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  9. ↑ "Kaple Navštívení Panny Marie". Cesty a památky (in čeština). Retrieved 2023-04-01.
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