Helvíkovice (German: Helkowitz) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
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  Helvíkovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°5′32″N 16°25′52″E / 50.09222°N 16.43111°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Pardubice |
| District | Ústí nad Orlicí |
| First mentioned | 1365 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.74 km2 (4.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 398 m (1,306 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 532 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 564 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe hamlet of Houkov is an administrative part of Helvíkovice.[2]
Etymology
editThe name is derived from the personal name Helvík, meaning "the village of Helvík's people".[3]
Geography
editHelvíkovice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Ústí nad Orlicí and 46 km (29 mi) east of Pardubice. It lies in the Orlické Foothills. The highest point is the near the top of the hill Hůrka at 515 m (1,690 ft) above sea level. The Divoká Orlice river flows through the municipality.
History
editThe first written mention of Helvíkovice is from 1365.[3] The village was founded in the second half of the 14th century.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe I/11 road (the section from Hradec Králové to Šumperk) passes through the municipality.
Sights
editThere are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[7] The main landmark of Helvíkovice is the Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua, dating from 1894.[4]
Notable people
edit- Prokop Diviš (1698–1765), inventor, catholic priest
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Části obcí". Územně identifikační registr ČR (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ a b Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 609.
- ^ a b "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Helvíkovice. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "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 Helvíkovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
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