Veltruby
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Veltruby | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Veltruby Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°4′14″N 15°11′5″E / 50.07056°N 15.18472°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 is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
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
Transport
Veltruby is located on the railway line Prague–Kolín.[7]
