Veletiny is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Veletiny | |
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.jpg) Centre of Veletiny | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Veletiny Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°2′13″N 17°33′45″E / 49.03694°N 17.56250°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Uherské Hradiště |
| First mentioned | 1201 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.26 km2 (2.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 506 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 687 33 |
| Website | www |
Veletiny lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Uherské Hradiště, 24 km (15 mi) south of Zlín, and 256 km (159 mi) south-east of Prague.
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 370 | — |
| 1880 | 403 | +8.9% |
| 1890 | 456 | +13.2% |
| 1900 | 477 | +4.6% |
| 1910 | 568 | +19.1% |
| 1921 | 601 | +5.8% |
| 1930 | 609 | +1.3% |
| 1950 | 622 | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 691 | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 676 | −2.2% |
| 1980 | 639 | −5.5% |
| 1991 | 559 | −12.5% |
| 2001 | 569 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 552 | −3.0% |
| 2021 | 522 | −5.4% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Sights edit
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A locality called Veletiny-Stará hora is known for the vineyard buildings of folk architecture – búdy, which are above-ground cellars and presses. The area is protected by law as a village monument reservation.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Uherské Hradiště" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Búdy ve Veletinách - Staré hoře" (in Czech). Obec Veletiny. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
External links edit
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