Velká nad Veličkou
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Velká nad Veličkou
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| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Velká nad Veličkou, náměstí (2).JPG
| image_caption = Centre of Velká nad Veličkou
| image_flag = Velká nad Veličkou vlajka.jpg
| image_shield = Velká nad Veličkou znak.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = South Moravian
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Hodonín
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|48|52|57|N|17|31|14|E|display=inline,title}}
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| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1228
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 25.91
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 288
| 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 = 2808
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 696 74
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| website = {{URL|https://www.obecvelka.cz/}}
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Velká nad Veličkou ({{langx|de|Welka}}) is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants.
Geography
Velká nad Veličkou is located about {{convert|28|km}} east of Hodonín and {{convert|36|km|abbr=on}} west of Trenčín. It lies in the White Carpathians mountain range. The highest point is the hill Háj at {{convert|573|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Velička River flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Velká nad Veličkou is from 1228. In 1370, the settlement was sold to Beneš of Kravaře and merged with the Strážnice estate.{{cite web |title=Nejstarší historie obce|url=https://www.obecvelka.cz/obec/historie/nejstarsi-historie-obce-35cs.html|publisher=Obec Velká nad Veličkou|language=cs|access-date=2023-11-08}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|1651
|1880|1656
|1890|1761
|1900|1825
|1910|1925
|1921|1878
|1930|2056
|1950|1969
|1961|2416
|1970|2739
|1980|3201
|1991|3204
|2001|3228
|2011|2879
|2021|2732
|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
Velká nad Veličkou is located on a railway line heading from Hodonín to Vrbovce, Slovakia.{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Velká n.Veličkou|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/velka-n-velickou/5437145|publisher=České dráhy|language=cs|access-date=2023-11-08}}
Culture
Velká nad Veličkou lies in the ethnographic region of Horňácko.
Sights
File:Velká nad Veličkou, kostel sv. Maří Magdalény (8).JPG
The landmark of Velká nad Veličkou is the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene. The original Gothic church was built in the 14th century. At the end of the 15th century, it was fortified and served as a refuge during raids from neighboring lands. After it was burned down by Tatars in the 17th century, it was rebuilt in its current form in the mid-18th century. The church complex includes a wall around the church and a valuable statue of St. John of Nepomuk from 1747.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Máří Magdalény ve Velké nad Veličkou|url=https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/kostel-sv-mari-magdaleny-velka-nad-velickou|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|access-date=2022-06-29}}{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Maří Magdalény|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-mari-magdaleny-2156161|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2022-06-29}}
Notable people
- Eduard Urx (1903–1942), politician and journalist
Twin towns – sister cities
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic}}
Velká nad Veličkou is twinned with:{{cite web |last=Kopl|first=Libor|title=Nové hřiště pokřtili ve Velké turnajem v malé kopané|url=https://hodoninsky.denik.cz/fotbal_region/obrazem-nove-hriste-pokrtili-ve-velke-turnajem-v-male-kopane-20140424.html|publisher=Hodonínský deník|language=cs|date=2014-04-24|access-date=2020-09-15}}
- {{flagicon|POL}} Nowy Dwór Gdański, Poland
References
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External links
{{commons category|Velká nad Veličkou}}
- {{official|https://www.obecvelka.cz/}}
{{Hodonín District}}
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