Hořice (Pelhřimov District)

Hořice
Municipality
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
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Pelhřimov
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	6.86 km^2 (2.65 sq mi)
Elevation	468 m (1,535 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	207
• Density	30/km^2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	396 01
Website	www.obec-horice.cz

Hořice is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Děkančice and Hroznětice are administrative parts of Hořice.

Geography

Bernartice 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

The first written mention of Hořice is from 1352.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 415 —     1880 408 −1.7% 1890 382 −6.4% 1900 425 +11.3% 1910 436 +2.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 421 −3.4% 1930 358 −15.0% 1950 255 −28.8% 1961 228 −10.6% 1970 214 −6.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 215 +0.5% 1991 207 −3.7% 2001 181 −12.6% 2011 165 −8.8% 2021 188 +13.9%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno passes through the northern part of the municipality.

Sights

There 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

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Z historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Hořice. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Hořice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-23.

External links

• Official website