Hořice is a municipality and village in
Pelhřimov District in the
Vysočina Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The villages of Děkančice and Hroznětice are administrative parts of Hořice.
Geography
Bernartice is located about north of
Pelhřimov and northwest of
Jihlava]. It lies in the
Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is the Horka hill at above sea level. The municipality borders with the
Švihov Reservoir Švihov may refer to places in the Czech Republic:
*Švihov (Klatovy District), a town in the Plzeň Region
**Švihov Castle in the town
*Švihov (Rakovník District), a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region
*Švihov, a village an ...
, built on the
Želivka
The Želivka is a river in the Czech Republic, the left tributary of the Sázava River. It originates at the northern slope of the Troják Mountain at the elevation of 677 m. Above Sedlice Reservoir it bears the name Hejlovka. It enters the Sáza ...
River.
History
The first written mention of Hořice is from 1352.
Demographics
Transport
The
D1 motorway from
Prague to
Brno
Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...
passes through the northern part of the municipality.
Sights
There are no protected
cultural monuments
Cultural heritage management (CHM) is the vocation and practice of managing cultural heritage. It is a branch of cultural resources management (CRM), although it also draws on the practices of cultural conservation, building restoration, restorat ...
in the municipality.
The only landmarks are two chapels in Hořice, one chapel in Děkančice and one chapel in Hroznětice.
References
External links
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Villages in Pelhřimov District