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Veletiny

Municipality in Zlín, Czech Republic

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49°2′13″N 17°33′45″E / 49.03694°N 17.56250°E / 49.03694; 17.56250Country

Czech RepublicRegion Zlín District Uherské HradištěFirst mentioned1201Area

• Total6.26 km² (2.42 sq mi)Elevation

199 m (653 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total506 • Density81/km² (210/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

687 33

Websitewww.veletiny.cz

Veletiny is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Veletiny lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Uherské Hradiště, 24 km (15 mi) south of Zlín, and 256 km (159 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	370	—
1880	403	+8.9%
1890	456	+13.2%
1900	477	+4.6%
1910	568	+19.1%
1921	601	+5.8%
1930	609	+1.3%
1950	622	+2.1%
1961	691	+11.1%
1970	676	−2.2%
1980	639	−5.5%
1991	559	−12.5%
2001	569	+1.8%
2011	552	−3.0%
2021	522	−5.4%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Sights

A locality called Veletiny-Stará hora is known for the vineyard buildings of folk architecture – búdy, which are above-ground cellars and presses. The area is protected by law as a village monument reservation.^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Uherské Hradiště" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Búdy ve Veletinách - Staré hoře" (in Czech). Obec Veletiny. Retrieved 2021-12-09.