Valdice
Municipality
View from the south
View from the south
Flag of Valdice
Flag
Coat of arms of Valdice
Coat of arms
Valdice is located in Czech Republic
Valdice
Valdice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°27′18″N 15°23′6″E / 50.45500°N 15.38500°E / 50.45500; 15.38500
Country Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictJičín
Founded1627
Government
 • MayorVěra Skrbková
Area
 • Total0.92 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Elevation
308 m (1,010 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,323
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
507 11
Websitewww.valdice.cz

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.

Etymology

Valdice was named after the nearby deer park (from German Wald, meaning "forest"). It was also called Kartouzy after the local monastery.[2]

Geography

Valdice is located about 2 km (1 mi) northeast of Jičín and 41 km (25 mi) northwest of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Jičín Uplands.

History

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

The 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 Joseph II. The prison in the premises of the former monastery was established in 1857 by Austrian Empire.[2]

Economy

The Valdice Prison is the main employer in Valdice. It is classified as a high-security prison with a capacity of 1,023 prisoners.[3]

Sights

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]

There is a Baroque statue of Saint John of Nepomuk from 1696.[2]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Valdice. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  3. ↑ "Věznice Valdice: Základní informace" (in Czech). Prison Service of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
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