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 division Veltruby consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Veltruby (950) Hradišťko I (468)
Etymology The name is derived from the word veltrubové, which denoted people who (literally 'blow horns a lot', but in Old Czech it also meant figuratively 'idle a lot').
Geography Veltruby is located about north of Kolín and 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.
Demographics
Transport Veltruby is located on the railway line Prague–Kolín.
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.
The Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hradišťko I was built in 1909–1910.
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