Helvíkovice () is a municipality and village in

Ústí nad Orlicí District Ústí nad Orlicí District () is a Okres, district in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Ústí nad Orlicí, but the most populated town is Česká Třebová. Administrative division Ústí nad Orlicí District ...

in the

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. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Helvíkovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Helvíkovice (488) *Houkov (25)

Etymology

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

Geography

Helvíkovice is located about north of Ústí nad Orlicí and east 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 Orlické Foothills. The highest point is the near the top of the hill Hůrka at above sea level. The Divoká Orlice River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Helvíkovice is from 1365. The village was founded in the second half of the 14th century.

Demographics

Transport

The I/11 road (the section from Hradec Králové to Šumperk) passes through the municipality.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality. The main landmark of Helvíkovice is the Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua, dating from 1894.