Veseli, Minnesota

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within Wheatland Township, Rice County

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|subdivision_name2 = Rice County

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|subdivision_name3 = Wheatland Township

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|timezone = Central (CST)

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|postal_code = 55046

|area_code = 507

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|blank_info = 653643{{cite gnis|653643|Veseli, Minnesota}}

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Veseli is an unincorporated community in Wheatland Township, Rice County, Minnesota, United States. The community was incorporated in 1889.{{cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:653643 |title=Veseli, Minnesota |publisher=United States Geological Survey}} It was named after Veselí nad Lužnicí, in the Czech Republic (South Bohemia), a city whence its early settlers came.{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageograp00upharich|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageograp00upharich/page/464 464]}} Veseli was one of the four largest communities in Minnesota originally settled by Czech immigrants.

The community is located along Rice County Road 6 (50th Street West) near its junction with Jackson Avenue.

State Highway 19 (MN 19) is in the immediate area, to the east and also to the north. Veseli is located within ZIP code 55046 based in Lonsdale.

Nearby places include Lonsdale, New Prague, Webster, and Wheatland.

Veseli is the home of the Church of the Most Holy Trinity, known as an architectural landmark for its brick exterior and Italian Romanesque interior.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v4TiwNUguhYC&q=%22Veseli%22+%2B+%22Minnesota%22&pg=PA322 |title=Guide to the Architecture of Minnesota - David Gebhard - Google Books |isbn=9781452901015 |access-date=October 14, 2012|last1=Gebhard |first1=David |year=1978 }}

{{US Census population

|1890= 182

|1900= 249

|1910= 235

|1920= 179

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |author=United States Census Bureau |author-link=United States Census Bureau }}

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