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| Municipality | |
 Former hunting castle | |
 Flag Coat of arms | |
  HelvíkoviceLocation in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°5′32″N 16°25′52″E / 50.09222°N 16.43111°E / 50.09222; 16.43111 | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Pardubice |
| District | Ústí nad Orlicí |
| First mentioned | 1365 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.74 km (4.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 398 m (1,306 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 523 |
| • Density | 49/km (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 564 01 |
| Website | www |
Helvíkovice (Template:Lang-de) 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.
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Helvík, meaning "the village of Helvík's people".
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
Helvíkovice was founded in the second half of the 14th century. The first written mention of Helvíkovice is from 1365.
Demographics
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Transport
The I/11 road (the section from Hradec Králové to Šumperk) passes through the municipality.
Notable people
- Prokop Diviš (1698–1765), inventor, catholic priest
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 609.
- "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Helvíkovice. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- "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.