Veleň

50°10′24″N 14°33′15″E / 50.17333°N 14.55417°E / 50.17333; 14.55417Country Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictPrague-EastFirst mentioned1318Area • Total6.87 km² (2.65 sq mi)Elevation211 m (692 ft)Population • Total1,987 • Density290/km² (750/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.velen.cz

Veleň is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Mírovice is an administrative part of Veleň.

Geography

Veleň is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table.

History

The first written mention of Veleň is from 1318. Until 1678, it was owned by various lower noblemen. In 1678, the Nostitz family bought Veleň and annexed it to the Pakoměřice estate.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 437 —     1880 525 +20.1% 1890 632 +20.4% 1900 663 +4.9% 1910 634 −4.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 675 +6.5% 1930 903 +33.8% 1950 864 −4.3% 1961 930 +7.6% 1970 882 −5.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 796 −9.8% 1991 750 −5.8% 2001 764 +1.9% 2011 958 +25.4% 2021 1,872 +95.4%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The railway line Prague–Všetaty briefly crosses the municipal territory in the west, but there is no train station.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[5]

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