Velký Beranov

Velký Beranov
Municipality
Jeclov, a part of Velký Beranov
Flag Coat of arms
Velký Beranov Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°24′18″N 15°40′1″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Jihlava
First mentioned	1318
Area
• Total	10.15 km^2 (3.92 sq mi)
Elevation	524 m (1,719 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,311
• Density	130/km^2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	588 21
Website	www.velkyberanov.cz

Velký Beranov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvɛlkiː ˈbɛranof]) is a municipality and village in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Bradlo and Jeclov are administrative parts of Velký Beranov.

Geography

Velký Beranov is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Jihlava. It lies in the southern part of the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at 563 m (1,847 ft) above sea level. The Jihlava River forms the southern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Velký Beranov is from 1318.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 742 —     1880 803 +8.2% 1890 940 +17.1% 1900 949 +1.0% 1910 1,067 +12.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,010 −5.3% 1930 1,034 +2.4% 1950 707 −31.6% 1961 820 +16.0% 1970 746 −9.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 866 +16.1% 1991 1,077 +24.4% 2001 1,192 +10.7% 2011 1,270 +6.5% 2021 1,244 −2.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality, but the D1 motorway from Prague to Brno runs close to the northern municipal border.

Sights

The main landmark of Velký Beranov is the Chapel of Saint Anne. It was built in the Neoclassical style in 1797.[5]

A valuable technical monument is a stone bridge on the western edge of the municipal territory: It was built in 1783–1785 as a part of the road from Brno to Jihlava. At the end of the 1930s, the road lost its importance and fell into disuse, but the bridge survived in its authentic form.[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Zpravodaj Obce Velký Beranov II/2017" (in Czech). Obec Velký Beranov. 2017-06-20. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Kaple sv. Anny" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
6. "Most" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-07.

External links

• Official website