Velká nad Veličkou

Velká nad Veličkou
Municipality

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Velká nad Veličkou
Coordinates: 48°52′57″N 17°31′9″E / 48.88250°N 17.51917°E / 48.88250; 17.51917Coordinates: 48°52′57″N 17°31′9″E / 48.88250°N 17.51917°E / 48.88250; 17.51917
Country  Czech Republic
Region South Moravian
District Hodonín
Area
  Total 25.9 km2 (10.0 sq mi)
Elevation 288 m (945 ft)
Population (1.1.2012)
  Total 3,966
  Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Postal code 696 74
Website http://www.obecvelka.cz

Velká nad Veličkou (German: Welka) is a village and municipality (obec) in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 25.9 square kilometres (10.0 sq mi), and has a population of 3,040 (as at 1 January 2009).

Velká nad Veličkou, a part of traditional ethnographic region Horňácko, lies approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) east of Hodonín, 75 km (47 mi) south-east of Brno, and 261 km (162 mi) south-east of Prague.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Velká nad Veličkou is twinned with:

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