Veliká Ves (Chomutov District)

Veliká Ves (German: Michelsdorf) is a municipality and village in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Veliká Ves
Municipality
View towards the centre of Veliká Ves
Flag Coat of arms
Veliká Ves Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°16′11″N 13°22′29″E / 50.26972°N 13.37472°E / 50.26972; 13.37472
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Chomutov
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	17.81 km^2 (6.88 sq mi)
Elevation	275 m (902 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01)^[1]
• Total	313
• Density	18/km^2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	441 01
Website	www.velikaves.cz

Veliká Ves lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) south of Chomutov, 65 km (40 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 78 km (48 mi) west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Nové Třebčice, Podlesice, Široké Třebčice and Vitčice are administrative parts of Veliká Ves.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,749	—
1880	1,796	+2.7%
1890	1,744	−2.9%
1900	1,656	−5.0%
1910	1,568	−5.3%
1921	1,613	+2.9%
1930	1,458	−9.6%
1950	520	−64.3%
1961	528	+1.5%
1970	460	−12.9%
1980	397	−13.7%
1991	274	−31.0%
2001	268	−2.2%
2011	288	+7.5%
2021	314	+9.0%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

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

 

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