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Hořovičky

Coordinates: 50°9′21″N 13°31′53″E / 50.15583°N 13.53139°E / 50.15583; 13.53139
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Hořovičky
Municipality
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Coordinates: 50°9′21″N 13°31′53″E / 50.15583°N 13.53139°E / 50.15583; 13.53139
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictRakovník
First mentioned1392
Area
 • Total
19.13 km2 (7.39 sq mi)
Elevation
369 m (1,211 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
491
 • Density25.7/km2 (66.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
270 04
Websitewww.horovicky.cz

Hořovičky (until 1947 Německé Hořovice; German: Deutsch Horowitz) is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Hořovičky consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Hořovičky (276)
  • Bukov (50)
  • Hokov (84)
  • Vrbice (38)

Etymology

The initial name Hořovice was derived from the personal name Hoř or Hora, meaning "the village of Hoř's/Hora's people". The attribute Německé, which was used in the first half of the 20th century, meant 'German' and was used to distinguish it from the town of Hořovice. The municipality was then renamed to Hořovičky, which is a diminutive of Hořovice.[3]

Geography

Hořovičky is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Rakovník and 57 km (35 mi) west of Prague. It lies in the Rakovník Uplands. The highest point is at 498 m (1,634 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Hořovice is from 1392.[4]

In 1947, the municipality was renamed to its current name.[5]

Demographics

Transport

The I/6 road (part of the European route E48) runs through the municipality. It replaces the unfinished section of the D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary.

Sights

There are three churches in the municipality, all protected as cultural monuments. The Church of the Holy Trinity is a small late Baroque church with a Neoclassical façade.[8] The Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in the early 20th century. It was built for the Protestant Church and today serves the Orthodox Church.[9] The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in located in the village of Vrbice. It is also a Neo-Romanesque building.[10]

Tobiášův vrch is a steel telecommunication tower on the lower peak of the eponymous hill, which also serves as an observation tower. The telecommunication mast is 48 m (157 ft) high and the observation deck is at a height of 25 m (82 ft).[11]

References

  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.
  3. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). pp. 708–709.
  4. ↑ "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Hořovičky. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  5. ↑ "Vyhláška č. 7/1948 Sb". Zákony pro lidi (in čeština). Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  6. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  7. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  8. ↑ "Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  9. ↑ "Kostel sv. Cyrila a Metoděje s farou" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  10. ↑ "Kostel Povýšení sv. Kříže" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  11. ↑ "Rozhledna Tobiášův vrch u Jesenice" (in čeština). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
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