Velké Přítočno

Velké Přítočno is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Velké Přítočno
Municipality
General view of Velké Přítočno
Flag Coat of arms
Velké Přítočno Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°7′0″N 14°7′42″E / 50.11667°N 14.12833°E / 50.11667; 14.12833
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kladno
First mentioned	1354
Area
• Total	2.41 km^2 (0.93 sq mi)
Elevation	391 m (1,283 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01)^[1]
• Total	1,070
• Density	440/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	273 51
Website	www.velkepritocno.cz

Geography

Velké Přítočno is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Kladno and 16 km (10 mi) west of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Prague Plateau.

Velké Přítočno is reported as the site with the lowest annual precipitation in the Czech Republic. In 1933 the annual total precipitation was 247 mm.^[2]

History

The first written mention of Velké Přítočno is from 1354.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 461 —     1880 590 +28.0% 1890 622 +5.4% 1900 780 +25.4% 1910 859 +10.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 886 +3.1% 1930 977 +10.3% 1950 722 −26.1% 1961 916 +26.9% 1970 843 −8.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 730 −13.4% 1991 665 −8.9% 2001 769 +15.6% 2011 909 +18.2% 2021 997 +9.7%
Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The I/61 road, which connects the D6 and D7 motorways via Kladno, passes through Velké Přítočno.

Sights

There are no cultural monuments in the municipality.^[6]

Notable people

• Jaroslav Burgr (1906–1986), footballer

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
2. "Archiv počasí: Rekordy České republiky". in-pocasi.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2020-11-06.
3. "Velké Přítočno". cestujemepocr.cz (in Czech). Aspida s.r.o. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kladno" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Velké Přítočno". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

External links

 

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• Official website