Veltruby is a municipality and village in
Kolín District
Kolín District ( cs, okres Kolín) is a district ('' okres'') within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Kolín.
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in the
Central Bohemian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Hradišťko I is an administrative part of Veltruby.
Geography
Veltruby is located about north of
Kolín
Kolín (; german: Kolin, Neu Kolin, Collin) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 32,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation.
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and east of
Prague
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. It lies in a flat landscape in the
Central Elbe Table
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. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the
Elbe
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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.
Sights
The main landmark of Veltruby is the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the late Neoclassical style in 1843–1846, but it has a medieval core.
The Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hradišťko I was built in 1909–1910.
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Villages in Kolín District