Veletiny is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Veletiny lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Uherské Hradiště, 24 km (15 mi) south of Zlín, and 256 km (159 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869370—    
1880403+8.9%
1890456+13.2%
1900477+4.6%
1910568+19.1%
1921601+5.8%
1930609+1.3%
1950622+2.1%
1961691+11.1%
1970676−2.2%
1980639−5.5%
1991559−12.5%
2001569+1.8%
2011552−3.0%
2021522−5.4%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Sights

Búdy in Veletiny

A locality called Veletiny-Stará hora is known for the vineyard buildings of folk architecture – búdy, which are above-ground cellars and presses. The area is protected by law as a village monument reservation.[4]

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