Velká Lečice

Velká Lečice
Velká Lečice
Municipality
	Street in Velká Lečice
	Flag Coat of arms
	Velká Lečice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°48′53″N 14°19′25″E / 49.81472°N 14.32361°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Příbram
First mentioned	1412
Area
• Total	5.20 km2 (2.01 sq mi)
Elevation	298 m (978 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	197
• Density	38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	262 05
Website	www.velkalecice.cz

Velká Lečice is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Etymology

The initial name of the settlement was Velká Ledčice. The name Ledčice is a diminutive form of Ledce, which is a common Czech toponymy. The old Czech word ledce originated as a diminutive of the word lado, which denoted unploughed land. In the 17th century, Ledčice was distorted to Lečice. The attribute Velká ('great') serves to distinguish it from the neighbouring village of Malá Lečice ('small Lečice', today a part of Bojanovice).^[2]

Geography

Velká Lečice is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Příbram and 25 km (16 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 395 m (1,296 ft) above sea level. The Kocába River flows through the municipality.

History

Gold panning was documented in the area of Velká Lečice in the 11th century. The first written mention of Velká Lečice is from 1412.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	334	—
1880	355	+6.3%
1890	353	−0.6%
1900	362	+2.5%
1910	346	−4.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	314	−9.2%
1930	300	−4.5%
1950	238	−20.7%
1961	251	+5.5%
1970	208	−17.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	180	−13.5%
1991	163	−9.4%
2001	175	+7.4%
2011	179	+2.3%
2021	197	+10.1%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Velká Lečice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a late Baroque niche chapel, built probably at the end of the 18th century.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 494–496.
^ "Historie a zajímavosti" (in Czech). Obec Velká Lečice. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
^ "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.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Velká Lečice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-15.

External links

Official website

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

[2] Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 494–496.

[3] "Historie a zajímavosti" (in Czech). Obec Velká Lečice. Retrieved 2024-08-15.

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

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

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Velká Lečice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-15.

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