Veselé, Czech Republic

Veselé
Veselé
Municipality
	Half-timbered farmstead
	Flag Coat of arms
	Veselé Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°47′5″N 14°22′26″E / 50.78472°N 14.37389°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Děčín
First mentioned	1381
Area
• Total	7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Elevation	264 m (866 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	378
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	405 02
Website	www.obec-vesele.cz

Veselé (German: Freudenberg) is a municipality and village in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The hamlet of Veselíčko 1. díl is an administrative part of Veselé.

Etymology

The name literally means 'merry', 'cheerful' in Czech. It was derived from the original German name Freudenberg, meaning 'merry hill'.^[2]

Geography

Veselé is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of Děčín and 27 km (17 mi) northeast of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in the hilly landscape of the Central Bohemian Uplands. The highest point is the Veselka hill at 460 m (1,510 ft) above sea level. The village is situated along the Bystrá River.

History

The first written mention of Veselé is from 1381.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	918	—
1880	890	−3.1%
1890	793	−10.9%
1900	1,141	+43.9%
1910	1,132	−0.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	981	−13.3%
1930	1,041	+6.1%
1950	492	−52.7%
1961	399	−18.9%
1970	364	−8.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	311	−14.6%
1991	229	−26.4%
2001	268	+17.0%
2011	321	+19.8%
2021	347	+8.1%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

Veselé is located on the railway lines Děčín–Varnsdorf and Děčín–Rumburk.^[5]

Sights

Veselé is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are a statue of St. Anthony of Padua dating from 1712 and a half-timbered farmstead, built in the first half of the 19th century.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Veselé. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
^ "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.
^ "Detail stanice Veselé p.Rabštejnem" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Veselé". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[history-2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Veselé. Retrieved 2024-02-09.

[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.

[5] "Detail stanice Veselé p.Rabštejnem" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-09.

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Veselé". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

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