Skalice (Hradec Králové District)
Skalice ( German United Skalitz ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located eight kilometers north of the city center on the outskirts of Hradec Králové and belongs to Okres Hradec Králové.
Geography
Skalice is located on the left bank of the Elbe on a ridge above the creek Malostransky creek on the East Bohemian panel. To the south lies the airfield in Hradec Králové.
Neighboring towns are Smiřice in the north, Číbuz and Na Drahách in the northeast, Újezd in the east, in the southeast of Bukovina, Piletice in the south, Rusek in the southwest, Skalička in the west and Trotina in the northwest.
History
Skalice was first mentioned in documents in 1143, when Bishop Otto the village on suitable Strahov Monastery. In the 13th century German settlers enlarged the place which was called the " German Skalitz " then. 1332 was built east of the village church, around which the village was laid out from 1363 Číbuz. Skalice and Číbuz belonged from 1359 to the Lords of Dobruška and 1376 from Johann Pott stone. Then Marquart followed by Wartenberg and Peter of fare From 1406 both villages belonged to the Smiřický of Smiřice and became part of the dominion Smiřice.
1623 went out in the parish Číbuz and became the branch of Holohlavy. 1713 consisted of 28 houses Skalice; in the Teresian cadastre 15 farmers, gardeners and eight three sojourners are reported. 1785 the parish was renewed in Číbuz and umgepfarrt Skalice to there. As of 1804, the sect of Wenceslas Grill Černilov flooded over the place. 1806 was followed by a cholera epidemic. 1823 was the village of 23 houses and 306 inhabitants had. Until 1843, the population increased to 422
After the abolition of patrimonial Velka Skalice formed with the hamlets of Malá Skalice and Číbuz 1850 a municipality in the district of Hradec Králové. Číbuz and Malá Skalice formed in 1872 own communities. 1880 lived 515 people in the 66 houses of Skalice. On 4 January 1894, the Jew Simon Loevy and whose daughters Clare and Ruzena were murdered in the United Skalitz. In 1921, 469 residents of the village. Between 1949 and 1960 the town belonged to Okres Jaroměř. On 1 January 1961 Číbuz and 1971 also Skalička was incorporated.
Community structure
The municipality consists of the villages Skalice Číbuz ( Czibus ) Skalice ( United Skalitz ) Skalička (small Skalitz ) and the settlement Na Drahách.
Attractions
- Church of Sts. Wenzel in Číbuz
- The large listed Skalitzer oak was in 2004 " Tree of the Year " in the Czech Republic. She stands at the mouth of Malostransky creek into the Elbe.