Chvaletice () is a town in

Pardubice District Pardubice District () is a Okres, district in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Pardubice. Administrative division Pardubice District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with ex ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Chvaletice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Chvaletice (2,688) *Hornická Čtvrť (118)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Chvalata, meaning "the village of Chvalata's people".

Geography

Chvaletice is located about west of

Pardubice Pardubice (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Repub ...

. It lies in the

Polabí Polabí () is the traditional and informal name for a lowland region located mainly in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Etymology The name comes from Czech ''po Labi'', meaning "along the Elbe". The same linguistic construction g ...

region; the northern part of the municipal territory lies in the East Elbe Table and the southern part lies in the northwestern tip of the

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. The highest point is the flat hill Oklika at above sea level. The

Elbe The Elbe ( ; ; or ''Elv''; Upper Sorbian, Upper and , ) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Republic), then Ge ...

River forms the northern municipal border.

History

In the area there were originally two villages, Telčice and Chvaletice, both administered by Chvaletice. The first written mention of Telčice comes from 1143 and of Chvaletice from 1393. In 1953, Telčice became a separate municipality, however in 1975 Telčice and Chvaletice were merged into one municipality. In 1981, Chvaletice obtained town rights.

Demographics

Economy

Since ancient times,

iron ore Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the f ...

was mined here, until the Thirty Years' War; then again since the end of 18th century. Mining of

pyrite The mineral pyrite ( ), or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula Fe S2 (iron (II) disulfide). Pyrite is the most abundant sulfide mineral. Pyrite's metallic luster and pale brass-yellow hue ...

-manganium ore started in the 20th century. The mines got exhausted and were finally closed in 1975. In 1973–1979, the

Chvaletice Power Station Chvaletice Power Station () is a large lignite-fired power station at Chvaletice in the Czech Republic, owned by Pavel Tykač. Its installed power output is 4x 200 watt, MW. Blocks 3 and 4 use a chimney which is 305 metres tall, built in 1977. I ...

was built, with the coal being moved in from mines in northern Bohemia by ships on the

river. To make such shipping possible large excavation works (Elbe Waterway project) on the riverbed were carried out. Use of ships stopped in 1996.

Transport

The I/2 road (the section from

Kutná Hora Kutná Hora (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. The history of Kutná Hora is linked to silver mining, which made it a rich and rapidly developing town. The centre of Kutná Hora, i ...

) passes south of the town. Chvaletice is located on the railway line

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–

Česká Třebová Česká Třebová (; ) is a town in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Mon ...

Sights

The most valuable building is the Evangelical church in Hornická Čtvrť. It was built in the Neo-Renaissance style in 1882.

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* {{authority control Populated places in Pardubice District Cities and towns in the Czech Republic