Veltruby

Veltruby is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Veltruby
Municipality
Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary
Flag Coat of arms
Veltruby Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°4′14″N 15°11′5″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kolín
First mentioned	1388
Area
• Total	9.38 km2 (3.62 sq mi)
Elevation	193 m (633 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,471
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	280 02
Website	www.veltruby.cz

Administrative division

Veltruby consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Veltruby (950)
• Hradišťko I (468)

Etymology

The name is derived from the word veltrubové, which denoted people who velmi troubili (literally "blow horns a lot", but in old Czech it also meant figuratively "idle a lot").^[3]

Geography

Veltruby is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Kolín and 46 km (29 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Elbe River. There are two artificial lakes, created by flooding sandstone quarries.

History

The first written mention of Veltruby is from 1388. Hradišťko I was first mentioned in 1290.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 889 —     1880 1,049 +18.0% 1890 1,125 +7.2% 1900 1,292 +14.8% 1910 1,398 +8.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,346 −3.7% 1930 1,425 +5.9% 1950 1,423 −0.1% 1961 1,361 −4.4% 1970 1,335 −1.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,323 −0.9% 1991 1,191 −10.0% 2001 1,242 +4.3% 2011 1,317 +6.0% 2021 1,418 +7.7%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

Veltruby is located on the railway line Prague–Kolín.^[7]

Sights

The main landmark of Veltruby is the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the late Neoclassical style in 1843–1846, but it has a medieval core.^[8]

The Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hradišťko I was built in 1909–1910.^[9]