Hořice is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Hořice | |
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 Chapel in the centre of Hořice | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Hořice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°35′58″N 15°11′8″E / 49.59944°N 15.18556°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Pelhřimov |
| First mentioned | 1352 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 468 m (1,535 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 207 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 396 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Děkančice and Hroznětice are administrative parts of Hořice.
Geography
editBernartice is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Pelhřimov and 36 km (22 mi) northwest of Jihlava]. It lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is the Horka hill at 513 m (1,683 ft) above sea level. The municipality borders with the Švihov Reservoir, built on the Želivka River.
History
editThe first written mention of Hořice is from 1352.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe D1 motorway from Prague to Brno passes through the northern part of the municipality.
Sights
editThere are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[5] The only landmarks are two chapels in Hořice, one chapel in Děkančice and one chapel in Hroznětice.
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Z historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Hořice. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Hořice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
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