Official Name: | Veseli |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Rice County |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Wheatland Township |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1076 |
Coordinates: | 44.515°N -93.46°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 55046 |
Area Code: | 507 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 653643 |
Veseli is an unincorporated community in Wheatland Township, Rice County, Minnesota, United States. The community was incorporated in 1889.[1] It was named after Veselí nad Lužnicí, in the Czech Republic (South Bohemia), a city whence its early settlers came.[2] Veseli was one of the four largest communities in Minnesota originally settled by Czech immigrants.
The community is located along Rice County Road 6 (50th Street West) near its junction with Jackson Avenue.
State Highway 19 (MN 19) is in the immediate area, to the east and also to the north. Veseli is located within ZIP code 55046 based in Lonsdale.
Nearby places include Lonsdale, New Prague, Webster, and Wheatland.
Veseli is the home of the Church of the Most Holy Trinity, known as an architectural landmark for its brick exterior and Italian Romanesque interior.[3]