Včelná

Včelná
Včelná
Municipality
	Railway station
	Flag Coat of arms
	Včelná Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 48°55′26″N 14°27′14″E / 48.92389°N 14.45389°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	České Budějovice
Founded	1784
Area
• Total	3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi)
Elevation	438 m (1,437 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	2,284
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	373 82
Website	www.vcelna.cz

Včelná is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.

Geography[edit]

Včelná is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of České Budějovice. It lies on the border between the České Budějovice Basin and Gratzen Foothills. The highest point is at 481 m (1,578 ft) above sea level.

History[edit]

Včelná was spontaneously founded in 1784 by the newly built Imperial road from České Budějovice to Linz. Until 1930, Včelná was an administrative part of Poříčí (today a part of Boršov nad Vltavou). From 1930, it has been a separate municipality.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	393	—
1880	468	+19.1%
1890	511	+9.2%
1900	551	+7.8%
1910	614	+11.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	617	+0.5%
1930	886	+43.6%
1950	866	−2.3%
1961	1,062	+22.6%
1970	985	−7.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,182	+20.0%
1991	1,326	+12.2%
2001	1,471	+10.9%
2011	1,563	+6.3%
2021	2,307	+47.6%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

Včelná is located on the railway lines České Budějovice–Linz and Jindřichův Hradec–Horní Dvořiště.^[5]

Sights[edit]

The only protected cultural monument is the former guardhouse of the Budweis–Linz Horse-Drawn Railway, the second oldest continental railway. It was built in 1826–1832. Due to its historical value, it is protected as a national cultural monument (as part of the Budweis–Linz Horse-Drawn Railway).^[6]

Notable people[edit]

Zdeněk Tikal (1929–1991), Australian ice hockey player
František Tikal (1933–2008), ice hockey player

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Včelná. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres České Budějovice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 21–22.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Včelná" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
^ "Strážní domek koněspřežné dráhy" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-07.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Včelná. Retrieved 2024-02-07.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres České Budějovice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 21–22.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Detail stanice Včelná" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-07.

[6] "Strážní domek koněspřežné dráhy" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-07.

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