Velečín

Municipality in Plzeň, Czech Republic

50°4′28″N 13°24′6″E / 50.07444°N 13.40167°E / 50.07444; 13.40167Country

Czech RepublicRegionPlzeňDistrict Plzeň-NorthFirst mentioned1296Area

• Total5.25 km² (2.03 sq mi)Elevation

438 m (1,437 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total77 • Density15/km² (38/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

331 65

Websitewww.velecin.cz

Velečín (German: Weletschin) is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 80 inhabitants.

Velečín lies approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi) north of Plzeň and 73 km (45 mi) west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The village of Ostrovec is an administrative part of Velečín.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	267	—
1880	264	−1.1%
1890	244	−7.6%
1900	239	−2.0%
1910	264	+10.5%
1921	279	+5.7%
1930	310	+11.1%
1950	179	−42.3%
1961	166	−7.3%
1970	142	−14.5%
1980	108	−23.9%
1991	73	−32.4%
2001	69	−5.5%
2011	58	−15.9%
2021	80	+37.9%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Plzeň-sever" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.