Velké Karlovice is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants. The municipality lies on the Vsetínská Bečva River.
Velké Karlovice | |
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.jpg) Church of Our Lady of the Snows | |
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  Velké Karlovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°21′38″N 18°17′0″E / 49.36056°N 18.28333°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Vsetín |
| Founded | 1714 |
| Area | |
• Total | 80.81 km2 (31.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 533 m (1,749 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,373 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 756 06 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Malé Karlovice is an administrative part of Velké Karlovice.
Geography
editVelké Karlovice is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Vsetín and 35 km (22 mi) northwest of Žilina in Slovakia. It borders Slovakia in the south and west. It lies on the border between the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains and Maple Mountains. The highest point is the Vysoká mountain at 1,024 m (3,360 ft) above sea level. Most of the built-up area is situated in the valley of the Vsetínská Bečva River, which originates in the eastern part of the municipal territory. The municipal territory is rich in streams, which are tributaries of the Vsetínská Bečva.
The whole territory of Velké Karlovice lies in the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area. In the western part of the municipal territory is the Razula National Nature Reserve. It has an area of 22.5 ha (56 acres). The reason for the protection is a fir-beech old-growth forest, which is over 170 years old.[2] The area is also an important mycological locality. There are protected species such as junghuhnia fimbriatella, hericium flagellum, hericium coralloides, gloeophyllum abietinum, climacocystis borealis, sparassis nemecii, lentinellus castoreus and oudemansiella mucida.[3]
History
editVelké Karlovice was founded by Jindřich of Zierotin in 1714.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
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The most important monument, protected as a national cultural monument, is Fojství ("advocatus' residence"). It is a wooden folk-architecture complex of buildings, dating from 1793. The complex consists of two outbuildings, a house and a gate.[7]
A notable landmark is the Church of Our Lady of the Snows. It is a wooden folk-architecture building from 1754. Next to the church is a stone crucifix from 1819.[8]
The local area called Podťaté, located around the stream Podťatý potok, is protected as a village monument zone. It consists of well-preserved scattered houses of Carpathian folk architecture.[9]
A cultural monument is the wooden house from the end 18th century, which today houses the local museum.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Razula" (in Czech). Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Národní přírodní rezervace Razula" (in Czech). Tourist Information Centre Vsetín. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Velké Karlovice. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Fojtství" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Kostel Panny Marie Sněžné" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Velké Karlovice – Podťaté" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Venkovský dům – Karlovské muzeum" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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