Veleň

Veleň
Municipality
Belfry in the centre of Veleň
Belfry in the centre of Veleň
Flag of Veleň
Flag
Coat of arms of Veleň
Coat of arms
Veleň is located in Czech Republic
Veleň
Veleň
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°10′24″N 14°33′15″E / 50.17333°N 14.55417°E / 50.17333; 14.55417
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPrague-East
First mentioned1318
Area
 • Total
6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Elevation
211 m (692 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,987
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
250 63
Websitewww.velen.cz

Veleň is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Mírovice is an administrative part of Veleň.

Geography

Veleň is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table.

History

The first written mention of Veleň is from 1318. Until 1678, it was owned by various lower noblemen. In 1678, the Nostitz family bought Veleň and annexed it to the Pakoměřice estate.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869437—    
1880525+20.1%
1890632+20.4%
1900663+4.9%
1910634−4.4%
YearPop.±%
1921675+6.5%
1930903+33.8%
1950864−4.3%
1961930+7.6%
1970882−5.2%
YearPop.±%
1980796−9.8%
1991750−5.8%
2001764+1.9%
2011958+25.4%
20211,872+95.4%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The railway line Prague–Všetaty briefly crosses the municipal territory in the west, but there is no train station.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Z historie" (in Czech). Obec Veleň. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Veleň". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
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