Veletiny

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

Veletiny
Municipality
Centre of Veletiny
Flag
Coat of arms
Veletiny
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°2′13″N 17°33′45″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionZlín
DistrictUherské Hradiště
First mentioned1201
Area
 • Total6.26 km2 (2.42 sq mi)
Elevation
199 m (653 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total506
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
687 33
Websitewww.veletiny.cz

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

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 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Uherské Hradiště" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
  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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