Veltruby

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

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50°4′14″N 15°11′5″E / 50.07056°N 15.18472°E / 50.07056; 15.18472Country

Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrict KolínFirst mentioned1388Area

• Total9.38 km² (3.62 sq mi)Elevation

193 m (633 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,454 • Density160/km² (400/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 parts

The village of Hradišťko I is an administrative part of Veltruby.

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").^[2]

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.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	889	—
1880	1,049	+18.0%
1890	1,125	+7.2%
1900	1,292	+14.8%
1910	1,398	+8.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,346	−3.7%
1930	1,425	+5.9%
1950	1,423	−0.1%
1961	1,361	−4.4%
1970	1,335	−1.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,323	−0.9%
1991	1,191	−10.0%
2001	1,242	+4.3%
2011	1,317	+6.0%
2021	1,418	+7.7%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

Veltruby is located on the railway line Prague–Kolín.^[6]

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.^[7]

The Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hradišťko I was built in 1909–1910.^[8]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 498.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Veltruby. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kolín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Veltruby" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
^ "Kostel Navštívení Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
^ "Kaple Navštívení Panny Marie". Cesty a památky (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-04-01.