| Velký Týnec | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Olomouc |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Olomouc |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.5519°N 17.3375°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1207 |
| Area Total Km2: | 20.62 |
| Elevation M: | 244 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 3192 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 783 72 |
Velký Týnec is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,200 inhabitants.
The villages of Čechovice and Vsisko are administrative parts of Velký Týnec.
Velký Týnec is located about 6km (04miles) southeast of Olomouc. It lies on the border between the Upper Morava Valley and Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is the hill Chlum at 344m (1,129feet) above sea level. The Týnečka stream flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Velký Týnec is in a deed of King Ottokar I from 1207. From 1361 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, the village was owned by the metropolitan chapter of Olomouc.[2]
Velký Týnec is located at the crossroads of the D35 motorway, which connects Olomouc with the D1 motorway, and the I/55 road from Olomouc to Přerov.
The main landmark of Velký Týnec is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the Baroque style in 1751–1760.[3]
The Velký Týnec Castle is a Baroque manor house, built on the site of an older fortress in 1765–1767. Today it houses the municipal office and library.[4]