Velká nad Veličkou

Velká nad Veličkou (Welka) is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants.

Geography
Velká nad Veličkou is located about 28 km east of Hodonín and 36 km west of Trenčín. It lies in the White Carpathians mountain range. The highest point is the hill Háj at 573 m above sea level. The Velička River flows through the municipality.

History
The first written mention of Velká nad Veličkou is from 1228. In 1370, the settlement was sold to Beneš of Kravaře and merged with the Strážnice estate.

Transport
Velká nad Veličkou is located on a railway line heading from Hodonín to Vrbovce, Slovakia.

Culture
Velká nad Veličkou lies in the ethnographic region of Horňácko.

Sights
The landmark of Velká nad Veličkou is the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene. The original Gothic church was built in the 14th century. At the end of the 15th century, it was fortified and served as a refuge during raids from neighboring lands. After it was burned down by Tatars in the 17th century, it was rebuilt in its current form in the mid-18th century. The church complex includes a wall around the church and a valuable statue of St. John of Nepomuk from 1747.

Notable people

 * Eduard Urx (1903–1942), politician and journalist

Twin towns – sister cities
Velká nad Veličkou is twinned with:
 * 🇵🇱 Nowy Dwór Gdański, Poland