Velký Týnec

Velký Týnec
Velký Týnec
Municipality
	Velký Týnec Castle
	Flag Coat of arms
	Velký Týnec Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°33′7″N 17°20′15″E / 49.55194°N 17.33750°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Olomouc
First mentioned	1207
Area
• Total	20.62 km2 (7.96 sq mi)
Elevation	244 m (801 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	3,157
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	783 72
Website	www.velkytynec.cz

Velký Týnec is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The villages of Čechovice and Vsisko are administrative parts of Velký Týnec.

Geography[edit]

Velký Týnec is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Olomouc. It lies on the border between the Upper Morava Valley and Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is the hill Chlum at 344 m (1,129 ft) above sea level. The Týnečka stream flows through the municipality.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Velký Týnec is in a deed of King Ottokar I from 1207. From 1361 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, the village was owned by the metropolitan chapter of Olomouc.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,775	—
1880	1,923	+8.3%
1890	2,057	+7.0%
1900	2,204	+7.1%
1910	2,432	+10.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,396	−1.5%
1930	2,567	+7.1%
1950	2,350	−8.5%
1961	2,393	+1.8%
1970	2,211	−7.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	2,149	−2.8%
1991	2,063	−4.0%
2001	2,122	+2.9%
2011	2,560	+20.6%
2021	3,035	+18.6%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

Velký Týnec is located at the crossroads of the D35 motorway, which connects Olomouc with the D1 motorway, and the I/55 road from Olomouc to Přerov.

Sights[edit]

The main landmark of Velký Týnec is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the Baroque style in 1751–1760.^[5]

The Velký Týnec Castle is a Baroque manor house, built on the site of an older fortress in 1765–1767. Today it houses the municipal office and library.^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Velký Týnec. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Olomouc" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 19–20.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie s ohradní zdí" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
^ "Zámek se zahradou" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-19.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Velký Týnec. Retrieved 2024-02-19.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Olomouc" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 19–20.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie s ohradní zdí" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-19.

[6] "Zámek se zahradou" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-19.

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