Veliš (Benešov District)

Coordinates: 49°40′7″N 14°49′23″E / 49.66861°N 14.82306°E / 49.66861; 14.82306
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Veliš
Church of Saint Joseph
Church of Saint Joseph
Flag of Veliš
Coat of arms of Veliš
Veliš is located in Czech Republic
Veliš
Veliš
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°40′7″N 14°49′23″E / 49.66861°N 14.82306°E / 49.66861; 14.82306
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictBenešov
First mentioned1227
Area
 • Total12.26 km2 (4.73 sq mi)
Elevation
432 m (1,417 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total347
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
257 01, 257 06
Websitewww.obecvelis.cz

Veliš is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The villages of Lipiny u Veliše, Nespery and Sedlečko are administrative parts of Veliš.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869674—    
1880657−2.5%
1890666+1.4%
1900671+0.8%
1910646−3.7%
1921652+0.9%
1930560−14.1%
1950480−14.3%
1961441−8.1%
1970398−9.8%
1980378−5.0%
1991311−17.7%
2001323+3.9%
2011327+1.2%
2021329+0.6%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Benešov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 31–32.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.