Helvíkovice

Helvíkovice
Municipality
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Helvíkovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°5′32″N 16°25′52″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Ústí nad Orlicí
First mentioned	1365
Area
• Total	10.74 km^2 (4.15 sq mi)
Elevation	398 m (1,306 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	532
• Density	50/km^2 (130/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 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The hamlet of Houkov is an administrative part of Helvíkovice.^[2]

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) passes 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, catholic priest

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Části obcí". Územně identifikační registr ČR (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
3. Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 609.
4. "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Helvíkovice. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). 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 Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-26.

External links

• Official website