| Veliny | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pardubice |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pardubice |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.0711°N 16.0539°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1365 |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.52 |
| Elevation M: | 283 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 498 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 534 01 |
Veliny is a municipality and village in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
The name is derived from the personal name Vela, meaning "Vela's cottages".[2]
Veliny is located about east of Pardubice. It lies in the Orlice Table. The highest point is at 334m (1,096feet) above sea level. The stream Velinský potok flows through the municipality and supplies the Pilský pond.
The first written mention of Veliny is from 1365. From 1497 to 1560, it was owned by the Pernštejn family. In 1560, it was acquired by Emperor Ferdinand I.[3]
The I/36 road from Pardubice to Čestlice runs through the municipality.
The main historical landmark is the complex of the wooden timbered Church of Saint Nicholas with a morgue and a bell tower. The church was built in the late Baroque style in 1752 and the bell tower with morgue in 1750.[4] [5]