Velká Lečice is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 200 inhabitants.
2-417: The initial name of the settlement was Velká Ledčice. The name Ledčice is a diminutive form of Ledce, which is a common Czech toponymy. The old Czech word ledce originated as a diminutive of the word lado , which denoted unploughed land. In the 17th century, Ledčice was distorted to Lečice. The attribute Velká ('great') serves to distinguish it from the neighbouring village of Malá Lečice ('small Lečice', today
4-486: A part of Bojanovice ). Velká Lečice is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Příbram and 25 km (16 mi) south of Prague . It lies in the Benešov Uplands . The highest point is at 395 m (1,296 ft) above sea level. The Kocába River flows through the municipality. Gold panning was documented in the area of Velká Lečice in the 11th century. The first written mention of Velká Lečice
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