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 Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Pardubice | ||
| District | Pardubice | ||
| First mentioned | 1336 | ||
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| • Mayor | Ondřej Výborný | ||
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19.69 km2 (7.60 sq mi) | ||
Holice, also Holice v Čechách (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦolɪtsɛ]; German: Holitz, Holitz in Böhmen) is a town in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,600 inhabitants.
History[]
Holice was first mentioned in 1336. It obtained the town status in the 15th century.
Holice microregion[]
Holice serves as a centre of microregion with villages: Býšť, Dobříkov, Dolní Roveň, Dolní Ředice, Horní Jelení, Horní Ředice, Chvojenec, Jaroslav, Ostřetín, Poběžovice u Holic, Radhošť, Trusnov, Týnišťko, Uhersko, Veliny and Vysoké Chvojno.
Notable events[]
From 2018, an International Motocross Race – Michael Špaček Memorial, is held at the beginning of September at the motocross track in Poběžovice.[2][3]
Notable people[]
- Emil Holub (1847–1902), African explorer, museum dedicated to him was set up in Holice
- Harry Horner (1910–1994), art director and set designer
- Václav Lohniský (1920–1980), actor
- Jan Kačer (born 1936), actor and director
Twin towns – sister cities[]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic
Holice is twinned with:[4]
Medzev, Slovakia- Strzelce Opolskie, Poland
References[]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30. https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-1-january-2019.
- ^ https://www.motocrossholice.com/memorial-2019/
- ^ https://www.motocrossholice.com/2018/09/12/vsichni-na-kopec/
- ^ "Úvodní strana" (in cs). Město Holice. https://www.holice.eu/.
External links[]
- Official website (in Czech)
- Museum of Emil Holub
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