Velemín

Velemín
Municipality
Velemín as seen from Milešovka
Flag Coat of arms
Velemín Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°32′21″N 13°58′37″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Litoměřice
First mentioned	1228
Area
• Total	40.24 km^2 (15.54 sq mi)
Elevation	287 m (942 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,687
• Density	42/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	410 02, 411 31, 411 32
Website	www.velemin.cz

Velemín (German: Wellemin) is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.

Velemín lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Litoměřice, 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 61 km (38 mi) north-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Bílinka, Bílý Újezd, Boreč, Březno, Dobkovičky, Hrušovka, Kletečná, Milešov, Oparno and Režný Újezd are administrative parts of Velemín.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,654	—
1880	2,620	−1.3%
1890	2,523	−3.7%
1900	2,592	+2.7%
1910	2,523	−2.7%
1921	2,604	+3.2%
1930	2,895	+11.2%
1950	1,989	−31.3%
1961	2,017	+1.4%
1970	1,779	−11.8%
1980	1,538	−13.5%
1991	1,300	−15.5%
2001	1,396	+7.4%
2011	1,502	+7.6%
2021	1,681	+11.9%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people

• Josef Anders (1863–1936), botanist and lichenologist

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website