Včelná

Včelná
Včelná
Municipality
	Railway station
	Flag Coat of arms
	Včelná Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 48°55′26″N 14°27′14″E / 48.92389°N 14.45389°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	České Budějovice
Founded	1784
Area
• Total	3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi)
Elevation	438 m (1,437 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	2,270
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	373 82
Website	www.vcelna.cz

Včelná is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.

Geography

Včelná is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of České Budějovice. It lies on the border between the České Budějovice Basin and Gratzen Foothills. The highest point is at 481 m (1,578 ft) above sea level.

History

Včelná was spontaneously founded in 1784 by the newly built Imperial road from České Budějovice to Linz. Until 1930, Včelná was an administrative part of Poříčí (today a part of Boršov nad Vltavou). From 1930, it has been a separate municipality.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	393	—
1880	468	+19.1%
1890	511	+9.2%
1900	551	+7.8%
1910	614	+11.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	617	+0.5%
1930	886	+43.6%
1950	866	−2.3%
1961	1,062	+22.6%
1970	985	−7.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,182	+20.0%
1991	1,326	+12.2%
2001	1,471	+10.9%
2011	1,563	+6.3%
2021	2,307	+47.6%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

Včelná is located on the railway lines České Budějovice–Linz and Jindřichův Hradec–Horní Dvořiště.^[5]

Sights

The only protected cultural monument is the former guardhouse of the Budweis–Linz Horse-Drawn Railway, the second oldest continental railway. It was built in 1826–1832. Due to its historical value, it is protected as a national cultural monument (as part of the Budweis–Linz Horse-Drawn Railway).^[6]

Notable people

Zdeněk Tikal (1929–1991), Australian ice hockey player
František Tikal (1933–2008), ice hockey player

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Včelná. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Včelná" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
^ "Strážní domek koněspřežné dráhy" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-07.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Včelná. Retrieved 2024-02-07.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Detail stanice Včelná" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-07.

[6] "Strážní domek koněspřežné dráhy" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-07.

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