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Hořice

Hradec Králové Region, Czechia · Europe

About Hořice

Hořice sits on the route: 10 minutes from Ostroměř, 37km from Bohemian Paradise.

Hořice is a town located in Hradec Králové Region, Czechia. With a population of 8,476, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Hořice sits in Czechia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Prague time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Hořice to your route.

About Hořice

Hořice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦor̝ɪtsɛ]; German: Horschitz) is a town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,400 inhabitants. The town is located on the border between the Jičín Uplands and East Elbe Table, near the Bystřice River. The history of Hořice is connected to

Read more the stone mining in the area, which caused its economic growth. The town is known for its secondary school of applied arts and for the production of the traditional confectionery Hořické trubičky.

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Where is Hořice located?

Hořice is located in Hradec Králové Region, Czechia, Europe. The coordinates are 50.3661 latitude, 15.6318 longitude.

What is the population of Hořice?

Hořice has a population of approximately 8,476 people, making it a town in Czechia.

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Quick Information

Population
8,476
Continent
Europe
Country
Czechia
Region
Hradec Králové Region
Timezone
Europe/Prague
Coordinates
50.3661, 15.6318

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Czechia

Police
158
Ambulance
155
Fire
150
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.

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Worth the detour from Hořice

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

national park

Bohemian Paradise

Protected landscape of sandstone rock towns, gorges and ruined castles northeast of Prague, threaded by narrow scenic country roads.

37 km · about 40 min drive

national park

Krkonose National Park

Czechia's oldest national park along the Polish border, with high moorland, the source of the Elbe and mountain roads to Spindleruv Mlyn.

39 km · about 45 min drive

national park

Krkonoše (Giant Mountains)

The highest mountains in the Czech Republic along the Polish border, a UNESCO biosphere reserve with Sněžka peak and dramatic glacial cirques.

41 km · about 50 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Snezka

Czechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.

42 km · about 50 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Sniezka

Highest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.

42 km · about 50 min drive

natural wonder

Adršpach-Teplice Rocks

A mesmerizing labyrinth of towering sandstone rock formations sculpted by millions of years of erosion into surreal shapes.

44 km · about 50 min drive

landmark

Skull Chapel, Czermna

A small Baroque chapel (1776–1784) in Kudowa-Zdrój whose walls and ceiling are lined with 3,000 human skulls and bones, with 21,000 more in the crypt below: Poland's only ossuary of its kind.

44 km · about 50 min drive

photogenic

Błędne Skały

A rock labyrinth at 853 m in the Table Mountains where a marked trail squeezes between mushroom-shaped sandstone blocks and metre-wide corridors: a filming location for The Chronicles of Narnia. Car access via a timed toll road from Karłów.

48 km · about 55 min drive

Driving roads near Hořice

  • 42 kmSnezkaCzechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
  • 42 kmSniezkaHighest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.
  • 52 kmRoad of a Hundred BendsRoute 387 between Radkow and Kudowa-Zdroj corkscrews through the surreal rock labyrinths of the Table Mountains, packing dozens of hairpins into a forested drive beloved by Polish motorists.
  • 52 kmSzczeliniec WielkiThe highest summit of the Table Mountains (919 m): a sandstone plateau of eroded rock labyrinths, chasms and terraces reached by a historic stone stairway from Karłów, with views into Czechia on clear days.
  • 61 kmJested TowerA rocket-shaped 1970s hotel and TV tower crowning the 1,012 m summit above Liberec, reached by a twisting mountain road with sweeping views over Bohemia: an icon of Czech modernist architecture.

Driving in Czech Republic

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.48/litre
Motorway tolls
None
Vignette
Required, around €11 for a short-stay sticker

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Hořice.

Ostroměř

🇨🇿 Czechia

6 km awayPop. 1,368

Lázně Bělohrad

🇨🇿 Czechia

8 km awayPop. 3,674

Bílá Třemešná

🇨🇿 Czechia

12 km awayPop. 1,345

Pecka

🇨🇿 Czechia

13 km awayPop. 1,311

Staré Nechanice

🇨🇿 Czechia

14 km awayPop. 2,180

Smidary

🇨🇿 Czechia

14 km awayPop. 1,523

Mostek

🇨🇿 Czechia

14 km awayPop. 1,360

Nechanice

🇨🇿 Czechia

14 km awayPop. 2,183

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