Hořice (Jičín District)
Hořice is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 8,500 inhabitants.
Villages Březovice, Doubrava, Chlum, Chvalina, Libonice and Svatogothardská Lhota are administrative parts of Hořice.Economy
The town is well known for its production of Hořické trubičky, which is a traditional confectionery. The manufactory is protected by the European Union.Notable people
- Jacob Felix, Jewish doctor
- Josef Ladislav Jandera, mathematician
- Jan Levit, Jewish physician
- Petr Maixner, painter
- Fritz Mauthner, Jewish writer, philosopher
- Karel Vik, painter
- Jiří Karnet, writer, journalist
- Oberst Ernst Heidrich KuK officer and military historian
- Svarta, profesionální skokan
Hořice is twinned with:
