Velké Přítočno Explained

Velké Přítočno
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central Bohemian
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kladno
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:50.1167°N 14.1283°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1354
Area Total Km2:2.41
Elevation M:391
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1088
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:273 51

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.

Geography

Velké Přítočno is located about 3km (02miles) south of Kladno and 16km (10miles) west of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Prague Plateau. The highest point is at 430m (1,410feet) above sea level.

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.[2]

History

The first written mention of Velké Přítočno is from 1354.[3]

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.[4]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Archiv počasí: Rekordy České republiky. in-pocasi.cz. cs. 2020-11-06.
  3. Web site: Velké Přítočno. cestujemepocr.cz. Aspida s.r.o. cs. 2020-11-06.
  4. Web site: Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Velké Přítočno. Ústřední seznam kulturních památek. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2024-07-04.