Velké Popovice

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.

Velké Popovice
Municipality
Historic brewery building
Flag Coat of arms
Velké Popovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°55′21″N 14°38′22″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1332
Area
• Total	15.62 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	3,375
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	251 69
Website	www.velkepopovice.cz

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 fishponds in the territory.

History

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

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,504 —     1880 1,439 −4.3% 1890 1,487 +3.3% 1900 1,504 +1.1% 1910 1,885 +25.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,902 +0.9% 1930 2,171 +14.1% 1950 2,003 −7.7% 1961 1,918 −4.2% 1970 1,778 −7.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,731 −2.6% 1991 1,720 −0.6% 2001 1,788 +4.0% 2011 2,760 +54.4% 2021 3,196 +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]

Transport

There are no major roads passing through the municipality. The railway that runs north of Velké Popovice is unused.

Sights

Church of Our Lady of the Snows

The main landmark of Velké Popovice is the Church of Our Lady of the Snows. 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 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "O Velkých Popovicích" (in Czech). Obec Velké Popovice. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website