Velenice: Hotels and Accommodation

Velenice can be explored through several clearly identifiable layers: Protestant architectural and commemorative heritage, historical traces, bus connections, and geographical references in the nearby and wider surroundings.

Culture and History

The Protestant church in Velenice is registered as a cultural monument in the Czech Republic. Next to the house of prayer stands the Protestant vicarage, a building constructed in 1830 with masonry made of Pläner stone.

Among Velenice's historical features is a cast-iron cross from the late 19th century. The Protestant cemetery in Velenice was established in 1825. In addition, a Roman denarius from the reign of Emperor Vespasian was found in Velenice.

A settlement from the La Tène period was identified near the former manor farm of Velenice. A section of the historic long-distance route Polská cesta runs through Velenice between former ponds.

Religious Life

Services are held in the Protestant church at 8:30 a.m. on the first and third Sunday of every month.

Connections

Bus route 270538 connects Městec Králové and Křinec and stops in Velenice. Bus route 270542 connects Poděbrady, Dymokury, and Rožďalovice and also stops in Velenice.

Geographical Setting

Mount U Borku [Záhornice u Městce Králové] is located in the immediate vicinity of Velenice. The hill (Za potokem) [Velenice] is also nearby. Mount Kamenec is located in the vicinity of Velenice, while Mount Hořánck lies in the wider regional surroundings.

Zámek Kačina Castle is also located in the wider regional surroundings of Velenice.

Other Locality Pages

Straky, Kostomlátky, Běrunice, Opočnice, Zbožíčko, Kněžičky, Jiřice, Loučeň

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