| Velké Popovice | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Prague-East |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.9225°N 14.6394°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1332 |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.62 |
| Elevation M: | 400 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 3375 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 251 69 |
Velké Popovice (de|Groß Popowitz) is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,300 inhabitants.
The villages of Brtnice, Dub, Dubiny, Klenové, Krámský, Křivá Ves, Lojovice, Mokřany and Řepčice are administrative parts of Velké Popovice.
Velké Popovice is located about 15km (09miles) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 485m (1,591feet) above sea level. The stream of Mokřanský potok flows through the municipality and together with several nameless tributaries supplies several fishponds in the territory.
The first written mention of Velké Popovice is from 1332.[2]
Velké Popovice is known mostly for the production of the Velkopopovický Kozel beer. The beer brewing in Velké Popovice was first documented in the 16th century and the current brewery was founded in 1874.[2]
There are no major roads passing through the municipality. The railway that runs north of Velké Popovice is unused.
The main landmark of Velké Popovice is the Church of Our Lady of the Snows. It was probably founded in the 13th century and its current form is from the 17th century.[2]