Veltruby

Veltruby
Veltruby
Municipality
	Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary
	Flag Coat of arms
	Veltruby Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°4′14″N 15°11′5″E / 50.07056°N 15.18472°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kolín
First mentioned	1388
Area
• Total	9.38 km2 (3.62 sq mi)
Elevation	193 m (633 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	1,454
• Density	160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	280 02
Website	www.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[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

The first written mention of Veltruby is from 1388. Hradišťko I was first mentioned in 1290.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

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[edit]

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

Sights[edit]

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[edit]

^ "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.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 498.

[3] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Veltruby. Retrieved 2023-04-01.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kolín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Detail stanice Veltruby" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-14.

[7] "Kostel Navštívení Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-01.

[8] "Kaple Navštívení Panny Marie". Cesty a památky (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-04-01.

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