Velká+nad+Veličkou

//**VELKÁ NAD VELIČKOU**//
**//Location//** : Velká nad Veličkou is the biggest village in the region of Moravské Slovácko. It is located at the foothill of Bílé Karpaty conservation area and at the rather very small river Velička.  That's why nad (above) Veličkou.

 In the year 2011, we had 3004 inhabitants living in our village.

 //**History**// : Our village was fist mentioned in written work (chronicles) in year 1228. Since 1957, Mladé Horňácko takes place.

//** Important Sights **//:
 * The Church of Saint Maria Magdalena, from the fist half of the 14th century with a chancel. The church has also a fortification with holes for shooting arrows.




 * A statue of Saint Jan Nepomucký from the year 1747
 * National Reservation Zahrady pod Hájem

**//Important People://**


 * **Martin Zeman (1854–1919) ** - folclorist, singer, dancer, musician and collector of folclore songs
 * **Vladimír Klusák (* 1916)** - composer and pianist
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="background-color: #d1d1d1; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Karel Sup (1897–1973)** - painter, graphist and teacher

The view of our lovely little village in South Moravia, Czech Republic.

There is a folclore festival, which takes place every year, since 1957, you can take a brief look here:

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