[2] Veliny is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of Pardubice.

The highest point is at 334 m (1,096 ft) above sea level.

The stream Velinský potok flows through the municipality and supplies the Pilský pond.

The main historical landmark is the complex of the wooden timbered Church of Saint Nicholas with a morgue and a bell tower.

The church was built in the late Baroque style in 1752 and the bell tower with morgue in 1750.