Velemín

Municipality in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

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50°32′21″N 13°58′37″E / 50.53917°N 13.97694°E / 50.53917; 13.97694Country

Czech RepublicRegion Ústí nad Labem District LitoměřiceFirst mentioned1228Area

• Total40.24 km² (15.54 sq mi)Elevation

287 m (942 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,653 • Density41/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codes

410 02, 411 31, 411 32

Websitewww.velemin.cz

Velemín (German: Wellemin) is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.

Velemín lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Litoměřice, 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 61 km (38 mi) north-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Bílinka, Bílý Újezd, Boreč, Březno, Dobkovičky, Hrušovka, Kletečná, Milešov, Oparno and Režný Újezd are administrative parts of Velemín.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,654	—
1880	2,620	−1.3%
1890	2,523	−3.7%
1900	2,592	+2.7%
1910	2,523	−2.7%
1921	2,604	+3.2%
1930	2,895	+11.2%
1950	1,989	−31.3%
1961	2,017	+1.4%
1970	1,779	−11.8%
1980	1,538	−13.5%
1991	1,300	−15.5%
2001	1,396	+7.4%
2011	1,502	+7.6%
2021	1,681	+11.9%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Notable people

Josef Anders (1863–1936), botanist and lichenologist

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Litoměřice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 19–20.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.