Helvíkovice

Helvíkovice
Helvíkovice
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 50°5′32″N 16°25′52″E / 50.09222°N 16.43111°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Ústí nad Orlicí
First mentioned	1365
Area
• Total	10.74 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Elevation	398 m (1,306 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	574
• Density	53.4/km2 (138/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	564 01
Website	www.helvikovice.cz

Helvíkovice (German: Helkowitz) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Helvíkovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Helvíkovice (488)
Houkov (25)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Helvík, meaning "the village of Helvík's people".^[3]

Geography

Helvíkovice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Ústí nad Orlicí and 46 km (29 mi) east of Pardubice. It lies in the Orlické Foothills. The highest point is the near the top of the hill Hůrka at 515 m (1,690 ft) above sea level. The Divoká Orlice River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Helvíkovice is from 1365.^[3] The village was founded in the second half of the 14th century.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	769	—
1880	648	−15.7%
1890	682	+5.2%
1900	663	−2.8%
1910	646	−2.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	627	−2.9%
1930	611	−2.6%
1950	475	−22.3%
1961	470	−1.1%
1970	452	−3.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	385	−14.8%
1991	397	+3.1%
2001	407	+2.5%
2011	443	+8.8%
2021	513	+15.8%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

The I/11 road (the section from Hradec Králové to Šumperk) runs through the municipality.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[7] The main landmark of Helvíkovice is the Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua, dating from 1894.^[4]

Notable people

Prokop Diviš (1698–1765), inventor and Catholic priest

References

↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). p. 609.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "O obci" (in čeština). Obec Helvíkovice. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Helvíkovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-26.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[profous-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). p. 609.

[oobci-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "O obci" (in čeština). Obec Helvíkovice. Retrieved 2024-03-23.

[5] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

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

[7] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Helvíkovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-26.

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