Včelná is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.
Etymology The name is derived from the Czech word včela ('bee'). It referred to "a village where beekeeping is abundant".
Geography Včelná is located about south of České Budějovice. It lies on the border between the České Budějovice Basin and Gratzen Foothills. The highest point is at above sea level.
History Včelná was spontaneously founded in 1784 by the newly built Imperial road from České Budějovice to Linz. Until 1930, Včelná was a municipal part of Poříčí (today a part of Boršov nad Vltavou). From 1930, it has been a separate municipality.
Demographics
Transport Včelná is located on the railway lines České Budějovice–Linz and Jindřichův Hradec–Horní Dvořiště.
Sights
The only historical landmark in the municipality is a former guardhouse of the Budweis–Linz Horse-Drawn Railway, the second oldest continental railway. It was built in 1826–1832. Due to its historical value, it is protected as a national cultural monument (as part of the Budweis–Linz Horse-Drawn Railway).
Notable people Zdeněk Tikal (1929–1991), Australian ice hockey player František Tikal (1933–2008), ice hockey player
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