Veliš (Jičín District)

Veliš
Municipality
Veliš seen from the ruins of the Veliš Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Veliš Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°24′27″N 15°19′4″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Jičín
First mentioned	1143
Area
• Total	5.13 km^2 (1.98 sq mi)
Elevation	322 m (1,056 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	198
• Density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	507 21
Website	www.velis.cz

Veliš is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Vesec is an administrative part of Veliš.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	402	—
1880	377	−6.2%
1890	403	+6.9%
1900	413	+2.5%
1910	413	+0.0%
1921	412	−0.2%
1930	369	−10.4%
1950	244	−33.9%
1961	248	+1.6%
1970	211	−14.9%
1980	146	−30.8%
1991	136	−6.8%
2001	129	−5.1%
2011	164	+27.1%
2021	193	+17.7%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people

• Karel Pařík (1857–1942), architect

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