Veltruby
# Veltruby

Veltruby is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

## Administrative parts

The village of Hradišťko I is an administrative part of Veltruby.

## Geography

Veltruby is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Kolín and 46 km (29 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Elbe River. There are two artificial lakes, created by flooding sandstone quarries.

## History

The first written mention of Veltruby is from 1388. Hradišťko I was first mentioned in 1290.

## Sights

The main landmark of Veltruby is the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the late Neoclassical style in 1843–1846, but it has a medieval core.

The Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Hradišťko I was built in 1909–1910.

