Valdice

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Valdice

Total population

1,522

Elevation308 m

Land area0.92 km²

Coordinates50.46°, 15.38°

Demographic figures from Czech Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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 premises are today a high-security prison.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Karel Pařík

Czech architect (1857-1942)

František Brusák

Czech Roman Catholic priest (1840–1918)

František Křelina

Czech religion writer and bookwriter (1903–1976)

Jan Knob

Czech publicist and writer (1904-1977)

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Zikmund Schlik

Czech nobleman (1916-1988)

F

František Vetišský

J

Josef Křelina

Czech architect and builder (1868-1935)

J

Josef Rektor

J

Johann Nepomuk Adametz

Austrian architect and master builder(1798-1872)

F

František Svoboda

(1861–1940)

J

Josef Polák

Czech architect

F

František Schlik

Czech nobleman (1914-2005)

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Jindřich Schlik

Czech nobleman (1916-2004)

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Ondřej Schlik

Czech nobleman

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Stanislav Kraus

Czechoslovak pedagogue

J

Jaroslava Podroužková

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Hradec Králové

• Jivany
  5.5 mi away · pop. 88
• Piancaldoli
  469 mi away · pop. 143
• Marradi
  474.8 mi away · pop. 3,617
• Istia-Sigliola-Greta
  477.4 mi away · pop. 93
• Casanuova
  478.2 mi away · pop. 43
• Traversa
  478.5 mi away · pop. 160
• Montepiano
  482 mi away · pop. 599
• Pavana
  483.3 mi away · pop. 414
• Luco Mugello
  483.4 mi away · pop. 1,114
• Sasseta
  484 mi away · pop. 275
• Galliano
  484.4 mi away · pop. 1,122
• Gavigno
  484.6 mi away · pop. 5

Browse all places in Hradec Králové →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Dotted Stem Bolete

Neoboletus erythropus

Seen 2026-09-24

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-21

Agrochola nitida

Agrochola nitida

Seen 2026-09-21

European Peacock Butterfly

Aglais io

Seen 2026-09-21

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-21

European Toad

Bufo bufo

Seen 2026-09-20

upright yellow woodsorrel

Oxalis stricta

Seen 2026-09-20

annual cicely

Seseli annuum

Seen 2026-09-20

Stemless Thistle

Cirsium acaulon

Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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