Velenka: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Velenka has been documented since 1352 by a historically credible written mention; in the same year, the place was a settlement with a church and parish.

Culture

The Church of St. Peter in Chains in Velenka is a Baroque church completed in 1734, based on a design by Kilián Ignác Dienzenhofer.

The complex of the Church of St. Peter in Chains includes a mortuary and an enclosing wall.

Farmhouse No. 27 in Velenka is a single-storey brick building from the second quarter of the 19th century with a vaulted gateway.

Landscape

Slatinná louka u Velenky is a Natura 2000 site under the Habitats Directive.

In the vicinity of Velenka lies Semická hůra (Semice nad Labem), a hill. Holý (Chrást u Poříčan), a hill, and Zálužník (Kounice), a hill, are also nearby.

Pastviště (Hořany u Poříčan), a hill, lies in the area around Velenka.

In the wider regional surroundings of Velenka lies Práče, a geographical feature considered to be a fortress.

Surroundings

The Kerský forest is mentioned as a destination in the immediate vicinity of Velenka. The Josefský spring, Hájenka Restaurant, Lesní atelier Kuba, and a menhir are located there.

Břístevská hůra, with the ruins of the Baroque Chapel of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross from 1714, lies in the immediate vicinity of Velenka.

The area around Velenka is suitable for hiking.

Other Places

Čilec, Všechlapy, Křečkov, Zbožíčko, Nimburg, Choťánky, Jiřice, Třebestovice

To the higher-level travel overview: Nymburk District.