Hořice
Sign in to saveHořice (; ) is a town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,500 inhabitants. The history of the town is connected to the stone mining in the area, which caused its economic growth. The town is known for its secondary school of applied arts and for the production of the traditional confectionery Hořické trubičky.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Hořice
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Hořice-Maria-column2011a.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Jiřího z Poděbrad Square
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Horice.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Znak města Hořice.svg
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Hradec Králové
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Jičín
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- Czech Republic
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Hořice
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Population
- +8783
- Area
- +21.432187
- Elevation
- +311
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Boháňka
- Headquarters
- Hořice
- Legal form
- municipality of the Czech Republic
- Official website
- www.horice.org
- Image
- Hořice - morový sloup na náměstí.jpg
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Administrative division
- Etymology
- Geography
- History
- Demographics
- Economy
- Transport
- Education
- Sights
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- External links
Hořice (; ) is a town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,500 inhabitants. The history of the town is connected to the stone mining in the area, which caused its economic growth. The town is known for its secondary school of applied arts and for the production of the traditional confectionery Hořické trubičky.
==Administrative division== Hořice consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Hořice (7,576) Březovice (92) Chlum (124) Chvalina (63) Doubrava (56) Libonice (274) Svatogothardská Lhota (0)