Valdice

Valdice
Municipality
Valdice viewed from the south
Flag Coat of arms
Valdice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°27′18″N 15°23′6″E / 50.45500°N 15.38500°E / 50.45500; 15.38500Coordinates: 50°27′18″N 15°23′6″E / 50.45500°N 15.38500°E / 50.45500; 15.38500
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Jičín
First mentioned	1627
Government
• Mayor	Věra Skrbková
Area
• Total	0.89 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Elevation	308 m (1,010 ft)
Population  (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	1,390
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	507 11
Website	www.valdice.cz

Valdice (before 1950 Kartouzy-Valdice) is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Facilities[]

A former Carthusian monastery is located here; it is now used as a prison. In Valdice there is a library, kindergarten, post office and primary school.

Sights[]

• Statue of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
• Monument to the Dead of World War I and II
• Statue of John of Nepomuk
• Monument to the political prisoners
• Carthusian monastery (used as prison nowadays)
• Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (located in the Carthusian monastery)

References[]

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