Velká Lhota

Velká Lhota
Municipality
View from the west
Flag Coat of arms
Velká Lhota Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°26′16″N 18°2′8″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Vsetín
First mentioned	1374
Area
• Total	9.33 km^2 (3.60 sq mi)
Elevation	540 m (1,770 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	544
• Density	58/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	757 01
Website	www.velkalhota.cz

Velká Lhota is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Velká Lhota consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

• Velká Lhota (376)
• Malá Lhota (101)

Geography

Velká Lhota is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Vsetín and 35 km (22 mi) northeast of Zlín. It lies in the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains. The highest point is the hill Vrchhůra at 692 m (2,270 ft) above sea level. The Bystřička Stream flows along the southern municipal border; the Bystřička Reservoir is built on it. The western part of the municipal territory lies in the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Velká Lhota is from 1374, when it was part of the Krásno estate. From 1411 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, the village belonged to the Rožnov estate.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 932 —     1880 883 −5.3% 1890 853 −3.4% 1900 887 +4.0% 1910 945 +6.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 887 −6.1% 1930 879 −0.9% 1950 693 −21.2% 1961 681 −1.7% 1970 621 −8.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 465 −25.1% 1991 417 −10.3% 2001 404 −3.1% 2011 459 +13.6% 2021 477 +3.9%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Evangelical church

The main landmark of Velká Lhota is the Evangelical church. It is a wooden church, built in the folk architecture in 1783. For its value, it is protected as a national cultural monument.[6]

Notable people

• Jan Karafiát (1846–1929), children's book writer; lived and worked here in 1875–1895

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. "Velká Lhota" (in Czech). Obec Velká Lhota. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Kostel evangelický" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

External links

• Official website