Velká Losenice
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Velká Losenice
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Velká Losenice, side street.jpg
| image_caption = Common in Velká Losenice
| image_flag = Velká Losenice flag.gif
| image_shield = Znak Velka Losenice.jpeg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Vysočina
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Žďár nad Sázavou
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|34|51|N|15|50|12|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1352
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 14.90
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 548
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 1212
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 592 11
| area_code_type =
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| website = {{URL|https://www.losenice.cz/}}
| footnotes =
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Velká Losenice is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Velká Losenice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}
- Velká Losenice (1,090)
- Pořežín (67)
Geography
Velká Losenice is located about {{convert|7|km|0}} west of Žďár nad Sázavou and {{convert|26|km|abbr=on}} northeast of Jihlava. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Upper Sázava Hills, only the northeastern part extends into the Křižanov Highlands. The highest point is a hill at {{convert|640|m|ft}} above sea level. There are several ponds in the municipality. The northeastern half of the municipality is situated in the Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area.
History
The first written mention of Velká Losenice is from 1352. It was probably founded at the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries. In 1366, a hammer mill in Velká Losenice was documented. From 1502, the village was part of the Polná estate. Between 1597 and 1620, the estate was owned by the Zeidlitz family, but their properties were confiscated after the Battle of White Mountain. In 1623, the estate was acquired by the Dietrichstein family.{{cite web |title=Historie|url=https://www.losenice.cz/historie|publisher=Obec Velká Losenice|language=cs|access-date=2023-09-12}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|1143
|1880|1210
|1890|1177
|1900|1141
|1910|1197
|1921|1180
|1930|1145
|1950|987
|1961|1054
|1970|973
|1980|954
|1991|964
|2001|979
|2011|1173
|2021|1157
|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/19 road from Žďár nad Sázavou to Havlíčkův Brod passes through the municipality, outside the built-up area.
Sights
The main landmark of Velká Losenice is the Church of Saint James the Great. It is a Gothic building with an early Gothic core, which makes it one of the oldest churches in the region.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Jakuba Staršího|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-jakuba-starsiho-693210|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-09-12}}
The landmarks of Pořežín are a belfry from the 19th century{{cite web |title=Zvonička|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/zvonicka-673737|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-09-12}} and the former Durnštejn fortress.{{cite web |title=Tvrz Durnštejn|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/tvrz-durnstejn-690690|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-09-12}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Velká Losenice}}
- {{official|https://www.losenice.cz/}}
{{Žďár nad Sázavou District}}
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