Veltruby
Municipality
Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary
Flag Coat of arms
Veltruby Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°4′14″N 15°11′5″E / 50.07056°N 15.18472°E / 50.07056; 15.18472
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kolín
First mentioned	1388
Area
• Total	9.38 km2 (3.62 sq mi)
Elevation	193 m (633 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,454
• Density	160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	280 02
Website	www.veltruby.cz

Veltruby is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Hradišťko I is an administrative part of Veltruby.

Geography

Veltruby is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Kolín and 46 km (29 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Elbe River. There are two artificial lakes, created by flooding sandstone quarries.

History

The first written mention of Veltruby is from 1388. Hradišťko I was first mentioned in 1290.^[2]

Sights

The main landmark of Veltruby is the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the late Neoclassical style in 1843–1846, but it has a medieval core.^[3]

The Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hradišťko I was built in 1909–1910.^[4]