| Velká Losenice | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vysočina |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Žďár nad Sázavou |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.5808°N 15.8367°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1352 |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.90 |
| Elevation M: | 548 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1212 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 592 11 |
Velká Losenice is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
The village of Pořežín is an administrative part of Velká Losenice.
Velká Losenice is located about 7km (04miles) west of Žďár nad Sázavou and 26km (16miles) northeast of Jihlava. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Upper Sázava Hills, only the northeastern part extends into the Křižanov Highlands. The highest point is a hill at 640m (2,100feet) above sea level. There are several ponds in the municipality. The northeastern half of the municipality is situated in the Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area.
The first written mention of Velká Losenice is from 1352. It was probably founded at the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries. In 1366, a hammer mill in Velká Losenice was documented. From 1502, the village was part of the Polná estate. Between 1597 and 1620, the estate was owned by the Zeidlitz family, but their properties were confiscated after the Battle of White Mountain. In 1623, the estate was acquired by the Dietrichstein family.[2]
The I/19 road from Žďár nad Sázavou to Havlíčkův Brod passes through the municipality, outside the built-up area.
The main landmark of Velká Losenice is the Church of Saint James the Great. It is a Gothic building with an early Gothic core, which makes it one of the oldest churches in the region.[2] [3]
The landmarks of Pořežín are a belfry from the 19th century[4] and the former Durnštejn fortress.[5]