Choltice (german: Choltitz) is a market town in

Pardubice District Pardubice District ( cs, okres Pardubice) is a district (''okres'') within the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Pardubice. Overview Pardubice District is the smallest district of the region but has the highest po ...

in the

Pardubice Region Pardubice Region ( cs, Pardubický kraj; , ; pl, Kraj pardubicki) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. I ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...

. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Ledec and Podhorky are administrative parts of Choltice.

Notable people

Josef Vojtěch Hellich Josef Vojtěch Hellich (17 April 1807 – 22 January 1880) was a Czech painter and archaeologist known mainly for religious works and historical scenes. Biography Hellich was born in Choltice. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, wher ...

(1807–1880), painter and archaeologist *

Olga Richterová Olga Richterová (born 21 January 1985) is a Czech linguist and politician. She was the vice-chairwoman of the Czech Pirate Party from January 2018 to January 2022 and is a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic since the 2017 ...

(born 1985), politician; grew up here

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* Populated places in Pardubice District Market towns in the Czech Republic {{Pardubice-geo-stub