Holetín is a municipality in

Chrudim District Chrudim District () is a Okres, district in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Chrudim. Administrative division Chrudim District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended c ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Holetín consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Dolní Holetín (348) *Horní Holetín (458) *Horní Babákov (5)

History

The first written mention of Holetín is from 1144. It was situated on a trade route from

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Demographics

References

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* Villages in Chrudim District {{Pardubice-geo-stub