Helvíkovice

Municipality in Pardubice, Czech Republic

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50°5′32″N 16°25′52″E / 50.09222°N 16.43111°E / 50.09222; 16.43111Country

Czech RepublicRegionPardubiceDistrict Ústí nad OrlicíFirst mentioned1365Area

• Total10.74 km² (4.15 sq mi)Elevation

398 m (1,306 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total523 • Density49/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

564 01

Websitewww.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

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Části obcí". Územně identifikační registr ČR (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
^ ^a ^b Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 609.
^ ^a ^b "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Helvíkovice. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Ústí nad Orlicí" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "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 Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-23.