Veliny
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Veliny
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Veliny-kostel2.jpg
| image_caption = Church of Saint Nicholas
| image_flag = Veliny flag.jpg
| image_shield = Veliny CoA.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Pardubice
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Pardubice
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|50|4|16|N|16|3|14|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1365
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 6.52
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 283
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 498
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 534 01
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://veliny.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Veliny is a municipality and village in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Vela, meaning "Vela's cottages".{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|page=495|year=1957|language=cs}}
Geography
Veliny is located about {{convert|19|km}} east of Pardubice. It lies in the Orlice Table. The highest point is at {{convert|334|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The stream Velinský potok flows through the municipality and supplies the Pilský pond.
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.{{cite web |title=Historie obce|url=https://veliny.cz/obec/historie-obce/|publisher=Obec Veliny|language=cs|access-date=2024-02-16}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|683
|1880|655
|1890|644
|1900|616
|1910|667
|1921|685
|1930|680
|1950|567
|1961|590
|1970|486
|1980|405
|1991|356
|2001|372
|2011|424
|2021|476
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Transport
The I/36 road from Pardubice to Čestlice runs through the municipality.
Sights
The main historical landmark is the complex of the wooden timbered Church of Saint Nicholas 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.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Mikuláše|url=https://veliny.cz/turista/kostel-sv-mikulase/|publisher=Obec Veliny|language=cs|access-date=2021-10-13}}{{cite web |title=Roubený kostelík Veliny|url=https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/roubeny-kostelik-ve-velinach|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|access-date=2021-10-13}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Veliny}}
- {{official|https://veliny.cz/}}
{{Pardubice District}}
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