The word poříčí denotes an area "along the river" (podél řeky). The name Velké Poříčí means "Great Poříčí".[2]
Geographyedit
Velké Poříčí is located about 5 km (3 mi) north of Náchod and 37 km (23 mi) northeast of Hradec Králové, and it briefly borders Poland in the south. It lies in the Orlické Foothills. The highest point is at 490 m (1,610 ft) above sea level. The Metuje river flows through the market town. The market town is urbanistically fused with the neighbouring town of Hronov.
Historyedit
The settlement was most likely founded during the colonization of the area at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. A settlement called Poříčko was documented in 1415, but it is not certain whether Velké Poříčí could be meant by this. The first trustworthy written mention of Velké Poříčí is from 1496. The village was part of the Náchod estate.[2]
At the end of the 19th century, there was a boom in the village, connected with the construction of the railway in 1875 and with the development of the textile industry in the region. In 1908, Velké Poříčí was promoted to a market town.[2]
The main landmark of Velké Poříčí is the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in 1906–1910 and is not protected as a cultural monument.[6]
There are two protected cultural monuments: a late Baroque sculpture group of the Holy Trinity from 1821 and the Art Nouveau building of the primary school from the beginning of the 20th century.[7]
^ abc"O městysi" (in Czech). Městys Velké Poříčí. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
^"Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Náchod" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.
^"Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^"Detail stanice Velké Poříčí" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
^"Velké Poříčí, kostel Navštívení Panny Marie". Noc kostelů (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-02-07.
^"Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Velké Poříčí". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Velké Poříčí.
Official website
May 03, 2024
velké, poříčí, german, groß, poritsch, market, town, náchod, district, hradec, králové, region, czech, republic, about, inhabitants, market, townchurch, visitation, virgin, maryflagcoat, armslocation, czech, republiccoordinates, 46167, 18944, 46167, 18944count. Velke Porici German Gross Poritsch is a market town in Nachod District in the Hradec Kralove Region of the Czech Republic It has about 2 400 inhabitants Velke PoriciMarket townChurch of the Visitation of the Virgin MaryFlagCoat of armsVelke PoriciLocation in the Czech RepublicCoordinates 50 27 42 N 16 11 22 E 50 46167 N 16 18944 E 50 46167 16 18944Country Czech RepublicRegionHradec KraloveDistrictNachodFirst mentioned1496Area Total7 45 km2 2 88 sq mi Elevation360 m 1 180 ft Population 2023 01 01 1 Total2 390 Density320 km2 830 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal codes549 31 549 32Websitewww wbr velkeporici wbr cz Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography 3 History 4 Demographics 5 Transport 6 Sights 7 References 8 External linksEtymology editThe word porici denotes an area along the river podel reky The name Velke Porici means Great Porici 2 Geography editVelke Porici is located about 5 km 3 mi north of Nachod and 37 km 23 mi northeast of Hradec Kralove and it briefly borders Poland in the south It lies in the Orlicke Foothills The highest point is at 490 m 1 610 ft above sea level The Metuje river flows through the market town The market town is urbanistically fused with the neighbouring town of Hronov History editThe settlement was most likely founded during the colonization of the area at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries A settlement called Poricko was documented in 1415 but it is not certain whether Velke Porici could be meant by this The first trustworthy written mention of Velke Porici is from 1496 The village was part of the Nachod estate 2 At the end of the 19th century there was a boom in the village connected with the construction of the railway in 1875 and with the development of the textile industry in the region In 1908 Velke Porici was promoted to a market town 2 Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop 18691 405 18801 477 5 1 18901 733 17 3 19002 168 25 1 19102 881 32 9 YearPop 19212 644 8 2 19302 716 2 7 19502 398 11 7 19612 696 12 4 19702 387 11 5 YearPop 19802 420 1 4 19912 361 2 4 20012 282 3 3 20112 354 3 2 20212 196 6 7 Source Censuses 3 4 Transport editVelke Porici is located on the railway line Broumov Starkoc 5 Sights editThe main landmark of Velke Porici is the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary It was built in 1906 1910 and is not protected as a cultural monument 6 There are two protected cultural monuments a late Baroque sculpture group of the Holy Trinity from 1821 and the Art Nouveau building of the primary school from the beginning of the 20th century 7 References edit Population of Municipalities 1 January 2023 Czech Statistical Office 2023 05 23 a b c O mestysi in Czech Mestys Velke Porici Retrieved 2024 02 07 Historicky lexikon obci Ceske republiky 1869 2011 Okres Nachod in Czech Czech Statistical Office 2015 12 21 pp 15 16 Population Census 2021 Population by sex Public Database Czech Statistical Office 2021 03 27 Detail stanice Velke Porici in Czech Ceske drahy Retrieved 2024 02 07 Velke Porici kostel Navstiveni Panny Marie Noc kostelu in Czech Retrieved 2024 02 07 Vysledky vyhledavani Kulturni pamatky obec Velke Porici Ustredni seznam kulturnich pamatek in Czech National Heritage Institute Retrieved 2024 02 07 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Velke Porici Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Velke Porici amp oldid 1215345050, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
