Valdice (until 1950 Kartouzy-Valdice) is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. It is known for a former monastery, which is today a high-security prison.
Valdice | |
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  Valdice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′18″N 15°23′6″E / 50.45500°N 15.38500°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Hradec Králové |
| District | Jičín |
| Founded | 1627 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.92 km2 (0.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,305 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 507 11 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editValdice was named after the nearby deer park (from German Wald, meaning "forest"). It was also called Kartouzy after the local monastery.[2]
Geography
editValdice is located about 2 kilometres (1 mi) northeast of Jičín and 41 km (25 mi) northwest of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Jičín Uplands.
History
editThe village of Valdice was founded together with a Carthusian monastery by Albrecht von Wallenstein in 1627. About 20 houses were built for craftsmen working for the monks in the monastery. In 1782, the monastery was abolished by Emperor Joseph II. The prison in the premises of the former monastery was established in 1857 by Austrian Empire.[2]
Demographics
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Economy
editThe Valdice Prison is the main employer in Valdice. It is classified as a high-security prison with a capacity of 1,023 prisoners. The prison employs more than 400 people.[5]
Transport
editThe railway line Hradec Králové–Turnov passes through the municipality, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the Jičín zastávka station in neighbouring Jičín.[6]
Sights
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The prison is located in the former Carthusian monastery, which was built in the Baroque style. Its premises are inaccessible. In the monastery complex there is also the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.[2]
A cultural monument is the Baroque statue of Saint John of Nepomuk from 1696.[2]
Notable people
edit- Jiří Stříbrný (1880–1955), politician; died here
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b c d "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Valdice. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Věznice Valdice: Základní informace" (in Czech). Prison Service of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ^ "Detail stanice Jičín zast" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
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