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Velké Popovice

Velké Popovice
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nameVelké Popovice
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image_skylineVelké Popovice, Brewery 2.jpg
image_captionHistoric brewery building
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subdivision_typeCountry
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subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Central Bohemian
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Prague-East
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established_titleFirst mentioned
established_date1332
area_total_km215.62
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population_as_of2025-01-01
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population_total3329
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Velké Popovice () is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Velké Popovice consists of ten municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

  • Velké Popovice (2,086)
  • Brtnice (574)
  • Dub (0)
  • Dubiny (73)
  • Klenové (21)
  • Krámský (28)
  • Křivá Ves (20)
  • Lojovice (202)
  • Mokřany (35)
  • Řepčice (157)

Etymology

The initial name of the village was just Popovice. The name was derived either from the personal name Pop or from the old Czech word pop (i.e. 'priest'), meaning "the village of Pop's/priest's people". Velké Popovice means 'great Popovice'.

Geography

Velké Popovice is located about 15 km southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 485 m above sea level. The stream of Mokřanský potok flows through the municipality and together with several nameless tributaries supplies several fishponds in the territory.

History

The first written mention of Velké Popovice is from 1332.

Demographics

|1869|1504 |1880|1439 |1890|1487 |1900|1504 |1910|1885 |1921|1902 |1930|2171 |1950|2003 |1961|1918 |1970|1778 |1980|1731 |1991|1720 |2001|1788 |2011|2760 |2021|3196

Economy

Velké Popovice is known mostly for the production of the Velkopopovický Kozel beer. The beer brewing in Velké Popovice was first documented in the 16th century and the current brewery was founded in 1874.

Transport

There are no major roads passing through the municipality. The railway that runs north of Velké Popovice is unused.

Sights

Church of Our Lady of the Snows

The main landmark of Velké Popovice is the Church of Our Lady of the Snows. It was probably founded in the 13th century and its current form is from the 17th century.

References

References

  1. (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  2. (2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  3. Profous, Antonín. (1951). "Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř".
  4. "O Velkých Popovicích". Obec Velké Popovice.
  5. (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  6. (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
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