Valdice
Appearance
Valdice | |
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![]() Valdice viewed from the south | |
Coordinates: 50°27′18″N 15°23′6″E / 50.45500°N 15.38500°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Hradec Králové |
District | Jičín |
First mentioned | 1627 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Věra Skrbková |
Area | |
• Total | 0.89 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
Elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
• Total | 1,390 |
• Density | 1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 507 11 |
Website | www |
Valdice (before 1950 Kartouzy-Valdice) is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Facilities
A former Carthusian monastery is located here; it is now used as a prison. In Valdice there is a library, kindergarten, post office and primary school.
Sights
- Statue of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
- Monument to the Dead of World War I and II
- Statue of John of Nepomuk
- Monument to the political prisoners
- Carthusian monastery (used as prison nowadays)
- Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (located in the Carthusian monastery)
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
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