Veleň is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.
Administrative division Veleň consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Veleň (1,317) Mírovice (555)
Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Velen, meaning "Velen's (court)".
Geography Veleň is located about north of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table.
History The first written mention of Veleň is from 1318. Until 1678, it was owned by various lesser noblemen. In 1678, the Nostitz family bought Veleň and annexed it to the Pakoměřice estate.
Demographics
Transport The railway line Prague–Všetaty briefly crosses the municipal territory in the west, but there is no train station.
Sights There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.
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