Hořovice
Sign in to saveHořovice (; ) is a town in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,100 inhabitants. The town is known for the Hořovice Castle.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Hořovice
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Hořovice, náměstí Palackého.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Palackého Square with the town hall and Church of the Holy Trinity
- Settlement.image_flag
- Vlajka_města_Hořovice.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Znak města Hořovice2.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Central Bohemian
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Beroun
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- Czech Republic
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- 1
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- Location in the Czech Republic
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Věra Veverková
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 1322
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Hořovice (; ) is a town in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,100 inhabitants. The town is known for the Hořovice Castle.
==Geography== Hořovice is located about southwest of Beroun and southwest of Prague. It lies in the Hořovice Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The stream Červený potok flows through the town.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hořovice” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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