Mělnické Vtelno: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Culture and History

Mělnické Vtelno has a protected complex featuring the Church of St Michael the Archangel. It comprises the church, the mortuary, the boundary wall with a staircase, and the enclosed grounds. The church itself is single-naved and has a polygonal presbytery, a rectangular sacristy, and a tower.

Below the staircase at the Church of St Michael the Archangel stands a sandstone wayside shrine in the form of a Neo-Gothic pillar dating from 1858; its niches contain four images of saints.

The Evangelical Church in Mělnické Vtelno is a late Baroque single-naved building dating from 1786; its historicist tower was added in 1865. It is protected as a monument; the protected area also includes the staircase, the gate, and the enclosed grounds. Inside are a stucco-decorated pulpit and an equally ornamented stone baptismal font.

A linden tree planted in October 1919 on the northern side of Vtelno village square approximately marks the site of the former Vtelno fortress.

Landscape

Mělnické Vtelno lies in a gently hilly agricultural landscape. Vtelno is situated in a flat valley between Chloumek Hill, at 293 m above sea level, and the Jizera Table, which rises to the north.

A small pond at the foot of Chloumek is the only surviving remnant of several former ponds in Vtelno. The place name Vtelno is also associated with former wetlands: their willow vegetation gave the settlement its name.

Events

The KC Mělnické Vtelno programme includes theatre, concerts, exhibitions, festivals, cinema, lectures, and seminars.

Geographical Location

Mělnické Vtelno is considered a historic transport hub in eastern Mělnicko.

Other places: Kanina, Olovnice, Ledčice, Liblice, Libiš, Dolní Beřkovice, Čakovičky, Hostín.

For the higher-level travel overview: Mělník District.