Včelná is a municipality and village in

České Budějovice District České Budějovice District ( cs, okres České Budějovice) is a district (''okres'') within the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is České Budějovice. Complete list of municipalities Adamov - Bečice - Borek - Boro ...

in the

South Bohemian Region The South Bohemian Region ( cs, Jihočeský kraj; , ) is an administrative unit (''kraj'') of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia. The western part ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.

Geography

Včelná is located about south of

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; german: Budweis ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 93,000 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is t ...

. It lies on the border between the

České Budějovice Basin The České Budějovice Basin ( cs, Českobudějovická pánev) is a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the South Bohemian Region and it is named after the city of České Budějovice. It is known as a cultural lan ...

and Gratzen Foothills. The highest point is at above sea level.

History

Včelná was spontaneously founded in 1784 by the newly built Imperial road from České Budějovice to

Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital ...

. Until 1930, Včelná was an administrative part of Poříčí (today a part of

Boršov nad Vltavou Boršov nad Vltavou (until 1950 Boršov; german: Payreschau) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. Boršov nad Vltavou lies on the Vltava r ...

). From 1930, it has been a separate municipality.

Demographics

Transport

Včelná is located on the railway lines České Budějovice–

and

Jindřichův Hradec Jindřichův Hradec (; german: Neuhaus) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 21,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument rese ...

– Horní Dvořiště.

Sights

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).

Notable people

* Zdeněk Tikal (1929–1991), Australian ice hockey player *

František Tikal František Tikal (18 July 1933 – 10 August 2008) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey defenseman. He played 17 seasons in the Czechoslovak Extraliga for HC Sparta Praha and won two national titles. Internationally he played 59 games for Czechoslovaki ...

(1933–2008), ice hockey player

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vcelna Villages in České Budějovice District