Velečín (German: Weletschin) is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 80 inhabitants.
Velečín | |
|---|---|
_01.jpg) Monument to Wenzel Tauber | |
  Velečín Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°4′28″N 13°24′6″E / 50.07444°N 13.40167°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Plzeň-North |
| First mentioned | 1296 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 438 m (1,437 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 77 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 331 65 |
| Website | www |
Velečín lies approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi) north of Plzeň and 73 km (45 mi) west of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe village of Ostrovec is an administrative part of Velečín.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 267 | — |
| 1880 | 264 | −1.1% |
| 1890 | 244 | −7.6% |
| 1900 | 239 | −2.0% |
| 1910 | 264 | +10.5% |
| 1921 | 279 | +5.7% |
| 1930 | 310 | +11.1% |
| 1950 | 179 | −42.3% |
| 1961 | 166 | −7.3% |
| 1970 | 142 | −14.5% |
| 1980 | 108 | −23.9% |
| 1991 | 73 | −32.4% |
| 2001 | 69 | −5.5% |
| 2011 | 58 | −15.9% |
| 2021 | 80 | +37.9% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Plzeň-sever" (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.
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