Holice (Pardubice District)

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Area:	19.5 km²
Population:	6,250 (2004)
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Holice is a town in Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic and in the Slovakia exist a village with the same name.

Contents 1 History 2 Holice today 3 Holice microregion 4 Famous people 5 External link

[edit] History

Holice was first mentioned in 1336. It obtained town status in 15th century.

[edit] Holice today

[edit] Holice microregion

Holice serves as center of microregion with villages: Býšť, Dobříkov, Dolní Roveň, Dolní Ředice, Horní Jelení, Horní Ředice, Chvojenec, Jaroslav, Ostřetín, Poběžovice u Holic, Radhošť, Trusnov, Týnišťko, Uhersko, Veliny and Vysoké Chvojno.

[edit] Famous people

• Emil Holub, African explorer. Museum dedicated to him was set up in Holice [1]
• Václav Baumann, pilot who fought during Battle of Britain

[edit] External link

• Municipal website (in Czech)