Velenka is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Etymology The initial name of the village was Veleň. The name was derived from the personal name Velen, meaning "Velen's (court)". To distinguish it from the nearby village of Veleň, the diminutive form Veleňka began to be used, which was then simplified to Velenka.
Geography Velenka is located about southwest of Nymburk and east of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table.
History The first written mention of Velenka is from 1352, when it belonged to the Poděbrady estate. From 1616 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, it was part of the Brandýs estate, owned by the royal chamber.
Demographics
Transport The D11 motorway (part of European route E67) from Prague to Hradec Králové passes through the municipality.
Sights The main landmark of Velenka is the Church of Saint Peter ad Vincula. It is a Baroque church from 1734, designed by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer.
Notable people Josef Smrkovský (1911–1974), politician
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