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Veltruby

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Veltruby
Municipality
Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary
Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary
Flag of Veltruby
Flag
Coat of arms of Veltruby
Coat of arms
Veltruby is located in Czech Republic
Veltruby
Veltruby
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°4′14″N 15°11′5″E / 50.07056°N 15.18472°E / 50.07056; 15.18472
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictKolín
First mentioned1388
Area
 • Total
9.38 km2 (3.62 sq mi)
Elevation
193 m (633 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,471
 • Density157/km2 (406/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

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Veltruby consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Veltruby (950)
  • Hradišťko I (468)

Etymology

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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

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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

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

Demographics

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Transport

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

Sights

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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

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  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 498.
  4. ↑ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Veltruby. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  5. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  6. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  7. ↑ "Detail stanice Veltruby" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  8. ↑ "Kostel Navštívení Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  9. ↑ "Kaple Navštívení Panny Marie". Cesty a památky (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-04-01.
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