Velké Přílepy is a municipality and village in

Prague-West District Prague-West District () is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Prague. The most populated town of the district is Jesenice. Administrative division Prague-West District is formed by only one administ ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 3,600 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name Přílepy is derived from the personal name Přílep, meaning "the village of Příleps (Přílep family)". The attribute ''velké'' ('great') was added to distinguish it from the nearby village of the same name (today Malé Přílepy within Chyňava).

Geography

Velké Přílepy is located about north of

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the

Prague Plateau The Prague Plateau () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the area of Prague and in the Central Bohemian Region. Geomorphology The Prague Plateau is a mesoregion of the Brdy Macroregion within ...

. The highest point is at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Velké Přílepy is from 1228. The village was divided into two parts, one was owned by the Metropolitan Chapter at Saint Vitus in Prague and one by the St. George's Convent in Prague. In 1436, during the

Hussite Wars The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, a ...

, both parts were acquired by the royal chamber and King

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gave them to the nobility. However, both parts were bought by the Metropolitan Chapter at Saint Vitus in the first half of the 16th century. The chapter owned the village until 1848 with a short break in 1620–1623.

Demographics

Economy

In Velké Přílepy is a detention prison with medium and high security, a branch of the detention prison in Prague-Ruzyně.

Transport

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

Sights

Almost no original vernacular architecture has been preserved. The most notable building is a Baroque granary, important from an architectural and urban point of view. Today it houses a restaurant. Among the other protected monuments are the two chapels. The Chapel of the Virgin Mary is a Baroque building that dates from the first half of the 18th century. The Chapel of Saint Gotthard was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1880, when it replaced an older Baroque chapel.

Twin towns – sister cities

Velké Přílepy is twinned with: *

Zlaté Moravce Zlaté Moravce (; 1776 Morawce, , ) is a town in south-western Slovakia. Basic data It is the capital and the biggest town of Zlaté Moravce District. It is approximately 120 km from the Slovak capital Bratislava and 32 km from Nitra. ...

, Slovakia

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Velke Prilepy Villages in Prague-West District