Velká Lhota is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Velká Lhota | |
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 View from the west | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Velká Lhota Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′16″N 18°2′8″E / 49.43778°N 18.03556°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Vsetín |
| First mentioned | 1374 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.33 km2 (3.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 540 m (1,770 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 544 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 757 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Malá Lhota is an administrative part of Velká Lhota.
Geography
editVelká Lhota is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Vsetín and 35 km (22 mi) northeast of Zlín. It lies in the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains. The highest point is the hill Vrchhůra at 692 m (2,270 ft) above sea level. The Bystřička Stream flows along the southern municipal border; the Bystřička Reservoir is built on it. The western part of the municipal territory lies in the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area.
History
editThe first written mention of Velká Lhota is from 1374, when it was part of the Krásno estate. From 1411 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, the village belonged to the Rožnov estate.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
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The main landmark of Velká Lhota is the Evangelical church. It is a wooden church, built in the folk architecture in 1783. For its value, it is protected as a national cultural monument.[5]
Notable people
edit- Jan Karafiát (1846–1929), children's book writer; lived and worked here in 1875–1895
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Velká Lhota" (in Czech). Obec Velká Lhota. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Kostel evangelický" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
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