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Chvaletice

Coordinates: 50°2′4″N 15°25′7″E / 50.03444°N 15.41861°E / 50.03444; 15.41861
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Chvaletice
Chvaletice harbor
Chvaletice harbor
Flag of Chvaletice
Coat of arms of Chvaletice
Chvaletice is located in Czech Republic
Chvaletice
Chvaletice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°2′4″N 15°25′7″E / 50.03444°N 15.41861°E / 50.03444; 15.41861
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictPardubice
First mentioned1143
Government
 • MayorZdeňka Marková
Area
 • Total8.50 km2 (3.28 sq mi)
Elevation
222 m (728 ft)
Population
 (2022-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,910
 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
533 12
Websitewww.chvaletice.cz

Chvaletice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈxvalɛcɪtsɛ]) is a town in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Hornická Čtvrť is an administrative part of Chvaletice.

Geography

Chvaletice is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Pardubice. It lies in the Polabí region; the northern part of the municipal territory lies in the East Elbe Table and the southern part lies in the northwestern tip of the Iron Mountains. The river Elbe forms the northern municipal border.

History

In the area there were originally two villages, Telčice and Chvaletice, both administered by Chvaletice. The first written mention of Telčice comes from 1143 and of Chvaletice from 1393.[2]

Ownership of the place has changed several times between king, monastery and local nobles. The Thirty Years' War followed by forced conversion to Catholicism depopulated the area but the tradition of Protestantism survived. The railway PardubicePrague built in 1845 brought the village into the modern age.

In 1953 Telčice became a separate municipality, however in 1975 Telčice and Chvaletice were merged into one municipality. In 1981 Chvaletice obtained town rights.[3]

Economy

Since ancient times iron ore was mined here, until the Thirty Years' War; then again since the end of 18th century. Mining of pyrite-manganium ore started in the 20th century. The mines got exhausted and were finally closed in 1975.[4]

In 1973–1979, the Chvaletice Power Station was built, with the coal being moved in from mines in northern Bohemia by ships on the Elbe river. To make such shipping possible large excavation works (Elbe Waterway project) on the riverbed were carried out. Use of ships stopped in 1996.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
  2. ^ "Telčice, Chvaletice (společné osudy)" (in Czech). Město Chvaletice. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  3. ^ "Velké stěhování" (in Czech). Město Chvaletice. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  4. ^ "Železné poklady" (in Czech). Město Chvaletice. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  5. ^ "Chvaletice jsou už samostatné" (in Czech). Pardubický deník. 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-13.