Helvíkovice
Municipality in Pardubice, Czech Republic
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Helvíkovice (German: Helkowitz) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Helvíkovice | |
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Main road | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Helvíkovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°5′32″N 16°25′52″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Pardubice |
| District | Ústí nad Orlicí |
| First mentioned | 1365 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.74 km2 (4.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 398 m (1,306 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 570 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 564 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative division
Helvíkovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Helvíkovice (488)
- Houkov (25)
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Helvík, meaning "the village of Helvík's people".[3]
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
Demographics
Transport
The I/11 road (the section from Hradec Králové to Šumperk) passes through the municipality.
Sights
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[7] The main landmark of Helvíkovice is the Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua, dating from 1894.[4]
Notable people
- Prokop Diviš (1698–1765), inventor, catholic priest
