Veliny

Veliny
Veliny
Municipality
	Church of Saint Nicholas
	Flag Coat of arms
	Veliny Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°4′16″N 16°3′14″E / 50.07111°N 16.05389°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Pardubice
First mentioned	1365
Area
• Total	6.52 km2 (2.52 sq mi)
Elevation	283 m (928 ft)
Population (2022-01-01)
• Total	489
• Density	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	534 01
Website	veliny.cz

Veliny is a municipality and village in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Geography

Veliny is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of Pardubice. It lies in the Orlice Table.

History

The first written mention of Veliny is from 1365. From 1497 to 1560, it was owned by the Pernštejn family. In 1560, it was acquired by Emperor Ferdinand I.^[2]

Sights

The main historical landmark is the complex of the wooden timbered Church of Saint Nicholas from with a morgue and a bell tower. The church was built in the late Baroque style in 1752 and the bell tower with morgue in 1750.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Veliny. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
^ "Kostel sv. Mikuláše" (in Czech). Obec Veliny. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
^ "Roubený kostelík Veliny" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2021-10-13.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.

[2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Veliny. Retrieved 2021-10-13.

[3] "Kostel sv. Mikuláše" (in Czech). Obec Veliny. Retrieved 2021-10-13.

[4] "Roubený kostelík Veliny" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2021-10-13.

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