Velká Lhota

49°26′16″N 18°2′8″E / 49.43778°N 18.03556°E / 49.43778; 18.03556Country Czech RepublicRegionZlínDistrictVsetínFirst mentioned1374Area • Total9.33 km² (3.60 sq mi)Elevation540 m (1,770 ft)Population • Total544 • Density58/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.velkalhota.cz

Velká Lhota is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Malá Lhota is an administrative part of Velká Lhota.

Geography

Velká Lhota is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Vsetín and 35 km (22 mi) northeast of Zlín. It lies in the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains. The highest point is the hill Vrchhůra at 692 m (2,270 ft) above sea level. The Bystřička Stream flows along the southern municipal border; the Bystřička Reservoir is built on it. The western part of the municipal territory lies in the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Velká Lhota is from 1374, when it was part of the Krásno estate. From 1411 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, the village belonged to the Rožnov estate.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 932 —     1880 883 −5.3% 1890 853 −3.4% 1900 887 +4.0% 1910 945 +6.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 887 −6.1% 1930 879 −0.9% 1950 693 −21.2% 1961 681 −1.7% 1970 621 −8.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 465 −25.1% 1991 417 −10.3% 2001 404 −3.1% 2011 459 +13.6% 2021 477 +3.9%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Velká Lhota is the Evangelical church. It is a wooden church, built in the folk architecture in 1783. For its value, it is protected as a national cultural monument.^[5]

Notable people

• Jan Karafiát (1846–1929), children's book writer; lived and worked here in 1875–1895

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