Golice ( Czech: Holice or Holice v Čechách , German: Holitz ) is a city in the district of Pardubice in central Bohemia .
| Golice | |||||
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| Czech Holice | |||||
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| A country |  Czech | ||||
| Edge | Pardubitsky | ||||
| Area | Pardubice | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| First mention | 1336 | ||||
| Former names | Holitz | ||||
| with | XV century | ||||
| Square | 19.69 km² | ||||
| Center height | 245 m | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | ▲ 6 531 people ( 2015 ) | ||||
| Digital identifiers | |||||
| Postcode | 534 01 | ||||
| Car code | E (old PA, PU) | ||||
| holice.eu | |||||
The city is located 16 km east of Pardubice on the main road between Hradec Kralove and Svitavy .
The population is 6 531 inhabitants (01/01/2015).
The city has 7 administrative districts: Samotne Golice, Stara Golice, Podhrazh, Rivne, Kamenets, Podlesi and Kudelka.
Content
History
First mentioned in 1336 as a settlement belonging to King Johann of Luxembourg . The status of the city received in the XV century. Even then, a rathouz or town hall was built in the city.
In the XIX century, a sugar refinery worked here. The population was mainly engaged in the manufacture of shoe products and trade in agricultural products.
Demographics
| Year | 1970 | 1980 | 1991 | 2001 | 2014 |
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| Number of inhabitants | 6 208 | 6 545 | 6,429 | 6,219 | 6,498 |
Persons
- Golub, Emil (1847-1902) - Czech doctor, researcher of South Africa.
- Baborak, Radek - Czech horn player.
- Welsh, Jiri is a Czech basketball player.
Twin Cities
- Miedzev , Slovakia
Gallery
Monument to Emil Golub
Stone Cross 1803
Monument to the victims of World War II
School
Links
- Holice (Czech)
- Holice - Planificador de itinerario (Spanish)