Velké Přítočno

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

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50°7′0″N 14°7′42″E / 50.11667°N 14.12833°E / 50.11667; 14.12833Country

Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictKladnoFirst mentioned1354Area

• Total2.41 km² (0.93 sq mi)Elevation

391 m (1,283 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,070 • Density440/km² (1,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

273 51

Websitewww.velkepritocno.cz

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.

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

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