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Velka nad Veli?kou

Coordinates : 48°52′57″N 17°31′14″E  /  48.88250°N 17.52056°E  / 48.88250; 17.52056
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Velka nad Veli?kou
Municipality
Centre of Velká nad Veličkou
Centre of Velka nad Veli?kou
Flag of Velká nad Veličkou
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Coat of arms of Velká nad Veličkou
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Velká nad Veličkou is located in Czech Republic
Velká nad Veličkou
Velka nad Veli?kou
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°52′57″N 17°31′14″E  /  48.88250°N 17.52056°E  / 48.88250; 17.52056
Country   Czech Republic
Region South Moravian
District Hodonin
First mentioned 1228
Area
 ? Total 25.91 km 2 (10.00 sq mi)
Elevation
288 m (945 ft)
Population
  (2023-01-01) [1]
 ? Total 2,823
 ? Density 110/km 2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 ( CET )
 ? Summer ( DST ) UTC+2 ( CEST )
Postal code
696 74
Website www .obecvelka .cz

Velka nad Veli?kou ( German : Welka ) is a municipality and village in Hodonin District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 2,800 inhabitants.

Geography [ edit ]

Velka nad Veli?kou is located about 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of Hodonin and 36 km (22 mi) west of Tren?in . It lies in the White Carpathians mountain range. The highest point is the hill Haj at 573 m (1,880 ft) above sea level. The Veli?ka River flows through the municipality.

History [ edit ]

The first written mention of Velka nad Veli?kou is from 1228. In 1370, the settlement was sold to Bene? of Krava?e and merged with the Stra?nice estate. [2]

Demographics [ edit ]

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1869 1,651 ?    
1880 1,656 +0.3%
1890 1,761 +6.3%
1900 1,825 +3.6%
1910 1,925 +5.5%
Year Pop. ±%
1921 1,878 ?2.4%
1930 2,056 +9.5%
1950 1,969 ?4.2%
1961 2,416 +22.7%
1970 2,739 +13.4%
Year Pop. ±%
1980 3,201 +16.9%
1991 3,204 +0.1%
2001 3,228 +0.7%
2011 2,879 ?10.8%
2021 2,732 ?5.1%
Source: Censuses [3] [4]

Transport [ edit ]

Velka nad Veli?kou lies on a railway line heading from Hodonin to Vrbovce, Slovakia . [5]

Culture [ edit ]

Velka nad Veli?kou lies in the ethnographic region of Hor?acko .

Sights [ edit ]

Church of Saint Mary Magdalene

The landmark of Velka nad Veli?kou is the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene. The original Gothic church was built in the 14th century. At the end of the 15th century, it was fortified and served as a refuge during raids from neighboring lands. After it was burned down by Tatars in the 17th century, it was rebuilt in its current form in the mid-18th century. The church complex includes a wall around the church and a valuable statue of St. John of Nepomuk from 1747. [6] [7]

Notable people [ edit ]

Twin towns ? sister cities [ edit ]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Velka nad Veli?kou is twinned with: [8]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities ? 1 January 2023" . Czech Statistical Office . 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Nejstar?i historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Velka nad Veli?kou . Retrieved 2023-11-08 .
  3. ^ "Historicky lexikon obci ?eske republiky 1869?2011 ? Okres Hodonin" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5?6.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex" . Public Database . Czech Statistical Office . 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Detail stanice Velka n.Veli?kou" (in Czech). ?eske drahy . Retrieved 2023-11-08 .
  6. ^ "Kostel sv. Ma?i Magdaleny ve Velke nad Veli?kou" (in Czech). CzechTourism . Retrieved 2022-06-29 .
  7. ^ "Kostel sv. Ma?i Magdaleny" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute . Retrieved 2022-06-29 .
  8. ^ Kopl, Libor (2014-04-24). "Nove h?i?t? pok?tili ve Velke turnajem v male kopane" (in Czech). Hodoninsky denik . Retrieved 2020-09-15 .

External links [ edit ]

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