| Velenka | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nymburk |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.1397°N 14.8956°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1352 |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.98 |
| Elevation M: | 198 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 351 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 289 12 |
Velenka is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Velenka is located about 11km (07miles) southwest of Nymburk and 25km (16miles) east of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table.
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.[2]
The D11 motorway (part of European route E67) from Prague to Hradec Králové passes through the municipality.
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.[2] [3]