Hořice (Pelhřimov District)

Hořice
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 / 49.59944°N 15.18556°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Pelhřimov
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Elevation	468 m (1,535 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	206
• Density	30/km2 (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[edit]

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

Geography[edit]

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[edit]

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

Demographics[edit]

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[edit]

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

Sights[edit]

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[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Z historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Hořice. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Pelhřimov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, okres Pelhřimov". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-06.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Z historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Hořice. Retrieved 2023-11-06.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Pelhřimov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, okres Pelhřimov". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-06.

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