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Malá Veleň

Municipality in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Malá Veleň (German: Klein Wöhlen) is a municipality and village in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

First mentioned1543
Elevation
205 m (673 ft)
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Malá Veleň is located in Czech Republic
Malá Veleň
Malá Veleň
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°44′30″N 14°16′15″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictDěčín
First mentioned1543
Area
  Total
5.03 km2 (1.94 sq mi)
Elevation
205 m (673 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
  Total
439
  Density87.3/km2 (226/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
405 02
Websitewww.mala-velen.cz
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Malá Veleň lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Děčín, 19 km (12 mi) north-east of Ústí nad Labem, and 74 km (46 mi) north of Prague.

Administrative division

Malá Veleň consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Malá Veleň (212)
  • Jedlka (132)
  • Soutěsky (120)

Etymology

The name Veleň is derived from the personal name Velen, meaning "Velen's (court)". The attribute malá (i.e. 'small') was added to distinguish it from nearby Velká Veleň ('great Veleň', today a part of Děčín).[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869786    
1880889+13.1%
1890932+4.8%
19001,037+11.3%
19101,075+3.7%
1921975−9.3%
19301,130+15.9%
1950591−47.7%
1961601+1.7%
1970584−2.8%
1980406−30.5%
1991405−0.2%
2001418+3.2%
2011437+4.5%
2021464+6.2%
Source: Censuses[4][5]
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