Veletiny

Veletiny
Municipality
Centre of Veletiny
Centre of Veletiny
Flag of Veletiny
Flag
Coat of arms of Veletiny
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Veletiny is located in Czech Republic
Veletiny
Veletiny
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°2′13″N 17°33′45″E / 49.03694°N 17.56250°E / 49.03694; 17.56250
Country Czech Republic
RegionZlín
DistrictUherské Hradiště
First mentioned1201
Area
 • Total
6.26 km2 (2.42 sq mi)
Elevation
199 m (653 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
526
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
687 33
Websitewww.veletiny.cz

Veletiny is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869370—    
1880403+8.9%
1890456+13.2%
1900477+4.6%
1910568+19.1%
1921601+5.8%
1930609+1.3%
1950622+2.1%
1961691+11.1%
1970676−2.2%
1980639−5.5%
1991559−12.5%
2001569+1.8%
2011552−3.0%
2021522−5.4%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Sights

Búdy in Veletiny

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

  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.
  4. ^ "Búdy ve Veletinách - Staré hoře" (in Czech). Obec Veletiny. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
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