Veleň

Veleň
Veleň
Municipality
	Belfry in the centre of Veleň
	Flag Coat of arms
	Veleň Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°10′24″N 14°33′15″E / 50.17333°N 14.55417°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1318
Area
• Total	6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Elevation	211 m (692 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,987
• Density	290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	250 63
Website	www.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[edit]

The village of Mírovice is an administrative part of Veleň.

Geography[edit]

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

History[edit]

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[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	437	—
1880	525	+20.1%
1890	632	+20.4%
1900	663	+4.9%
1910	634	−4.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	675	+6.5%
1930	903	+33.8%
1950	864	−4.3%
1961	930	+7.6%
1970	882	−5.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	796	−9.8%
1991	750	−5.8%
2001	764	+1.9%
2011	958	+25.4%
2021	1,872	+95.4%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

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

Sights[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Z historie" (in Czech). Obec Veleň. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (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.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Veleň". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-23.

External links[edit]

Official website

[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 – Okres Praha-východ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.

[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 2023-04-23.

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