Včelná | |
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Coordinates: 48°55′26″N 14°27′14″E / 48.92389°N 14.45389°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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 |
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.
Geography
[edit]Včelná 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
[edit]Včelná 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
[edit]Včelná 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.