Velká Lhota

Coordinates: 49°26′16″N 18°2′8″E / 49.43778°N 18.03556°E / 49.43778; 18.03556
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Velká Lhota
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Velká Lhota is located in Czech Republic
Velká Lhota
Velká Lhota
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°26′16″N 18°2′8″E / 49.43778°N 18.03556°E / 49.43778; 18.03556
Country Czech Republic
RegionZlín
DistrictVsetín
First mentioned1374
Area
 • Total9.33 km2 (3.60 sq mi)
Elevation
540 m (1,770 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total544
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
757 01
Websitewww.velkalhota.cz

Velká Lhota is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Velká Lhota lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Vsetín, 36 km (22 mi) north-east of Zlín, and 270 km (170 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Malá Lhota is an administrative part of Velká Lhota.

Notable people[edit]

  • Jan Karafiát (1846–1929), children's book writer; lived and worked here in 1875–1895

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.