Včelná is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.
Včelná | |
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 Railway station | |
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  Včelná Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°55′26″N 14°27′14″E / 48.92389°N 14.45389°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | České Budějovice |
| Founded | 1784 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 438 m (1,437 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,270 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 373 82 |
| Website | www |
Geography
editVčelná is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of České Budějovice. It lies on the border between the České Budějovice Basin and Gratzen Foothills. The highest point is at 481 m (1,578 ft) above sea level.
History
editVčelná was spontaneously founded in 1784 by the newly built Imperial road from České Budějovice to Linz. Until 1930, Včelná was an administrative part of Poříčí (today a part of Boršov nad Vltavou). From 1930, it has been a separate municipality.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editVčelná is located on the railway lines České Budějovice–Linz and Jindřichův Hradec–Horní Dvořiště.[5]
Sights
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The only protected cultural monument is the former guardhouse of the Budweis–Linz Horse-Drawn Railway, the second oldest continental railway. It was built in 1826–1832. Due to its historical value, it is protected as a national cultural monument (as part of the Budweis–Linz Horse-Drawn Railway).[6]
Notable people
edit- Zdeněk Tikal (1929–1991), Australian ice hockey player
- František Tikal (1933–2008), ice hockey player
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Včelná. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Včelná" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Strážní domek koněspřežné dráhy" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
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