Velké Přítočno
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Velké Přítočno is a municipality and village in
Kladno District Kladno District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Kladno. Administrative division Kladno District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extend ...
in the
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of the
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. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.


Etymology

The initial name of the village was Přietočeň. The name was derived from the Czech word ''přítok'' ('tributary'), referring to a court located above the stream Zákolanský potok, which is a tributary of the
Elbe The Elbe ( ; ; or ''Elv''; Upper Sorbian, Upper and , ) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Republic), then Ge ...
River. From 1397 at the latest, two villages were distinguished: Velké Přítočno and Malé Přítočno ('great Přítočno' and 'small Přítočno').


Geography

Velké Přítočno is located about south of
Kladno Kladno (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70,000 inhabitants. It is the largest city in the region and has a rich industrial history. Administrative division Kladno consists of six municipal parts ...
and west of
Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...
. It lies in a predominantly flat agricultural landscape in the
Prague Plateau The Prague Plateau () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the area of Prague and in the Central Bohemian Region. Geomorphology The Prague Plateau is a mesoregion of the Brdy Macroregion within ...
. The highest point is at above sea level. The stream Zákolanský potok (here called Dolanský potok) originates in the municipal territory. Velké Přítočno is reported as the site with the lowest annual precipitation in the Czech Republic. In 1933, the annual total
precipitation In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls from clouds due to gravitational pull. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, rain and snow mixed ("sleet" in Commonwe ...
was 247 mm.


History

The first written mention of Velké Přítočno is from 1354.


Demographics


Transport

The I/61 road, which connects the D6 and D7 motorways via
Kladno Kladno (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70,000 inhabitants. It is the largest city in the region and has a rich industrial history. Administrative division Kladno consists of six municipal parts ...
, passes through Velké Přítočno.


Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.


Notable people

* Jaroslav Burgr (1906–1986), footballer


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Velke Pritocno Villages in Kladno District