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

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,088 • Density450/km² (1,200/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. The highest point is at 430 m (1,410 ft) above sea level.

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 protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[6]

Notable people

Jaroslav Burgr (1906–1986), footballer

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "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 2024-07-04.