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.

Etymology

The initial name of the village was Přietočeň. The name was derived from the Czech word přítok ('tributary'), referring to a court located above the stream Zákolanský potok, which is a tributary of the Elbe River. From 1397 at the latest, two village were distinguished: Velké Přítočno and Malé Přítočno ('great Přítočno' and 'small Přítočno').[2]

Geography

Velké Přítočno is located about 2 kilometres (1 mi) south of Kladno and 16 km (10 mi) west of Prague. It lies in a predominantly flat agricultural landscape in the Prague Plateau. The highest point is at 430 m (1,410 ft) above sea level. The stream Zákolanský potok (here called Dolanský potok) originates in the municipal territory.

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.[3]

History

The first written mention of Velké Přítočno is from 1354.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869461—    
1880590+28.0%
1890622+5.4%
1900780+25.4%
1910859+10.1%
YearPop.±%
1921886+3.1%
1930977+10.3%
1950722−26.1%
1961916+26.9%
1970843−8.0%
YearPop.±%
1980730−13.4%
1991665−8.9%
2001769+15.6%
2011909+18.2%
2021997+9.7%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

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.[7]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 484.
  3. ^ "Archiv počasí: Rekordy České republiky". in-pocasi.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  4. ^ "Velké Přítočno". cestujemepocr.cz (in Czech). Aspida s.r.o. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  5. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  6. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  7. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Velké Přítočno". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velk%C3%A9_P%C5%99%C3%ADto%C4%8Dno
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