Velké Popovice
Municipality
Historic brewery building
Historic brewery building
Flag of Velké Popovice
Flag
Coat of arms of Velké Popovice
Coat of arms
Velké Popovice is located in Czech Republic
Velké Popovice
Velké Popovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°55′21″N 14°38′22″E / 49.92250°N 14.63944°E / 49.92250; 14.63944
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPrague-East
First mentioned1332
Area
 • Total15.62 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total3,397
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
251 69
Websitewww.velkepopovice.cz

Velké Popovice (German: Groß Popowitz) is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Brtnice, Dub, Dubiny, Klenové, Krámský, Křivá Ves, Lojovice, Mokřany and Řepčice are administrative parts of Velké Popovice.

Geography

Velké Popovice is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 485 m (1,591 ft) above sea level. The stream of Mokřanský potok flows through the municipality and together with several nameless tributaries supplies several ponds in the territory.

History

The first written mention of Velké Popovice is from 1332.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,504—    
18801,439−4.3%
18901,487+3.3%
19001,504+1.1%
19101,885+25.3%
YearPop.±%
19211,902+0.9%
19302,171+14.1%
19502,003−7.7%
19611,918−4.2%
19701,778−7.3%
YearPop.±%
19801,731−2.6%
19911,720−0.6%
20011,788+4.0%
20112,760+54.4%
20213,196+15.8%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Economy

Velké Popovice is known mostly for the production of the Velkopopovický Kozel beer. The beer brewing in Velké Popovice was first documented in the 16th century and the current brewery was founded in 1874.[2]

Sights

Church of Our Lady of the Snows

The Church of Our Lady of the Snows is the main landmark of Velké Popovice. It was probably founded in the 13th century and its current form is from the 17th century.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. 1 2 3 "O Velkých Popovicích" (in Czech). Obec Velké Popovice. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  3. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
  4. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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