Lidice
Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Czech municipality. For the town in Panama named after it, see Lídice. For the 2011 film, see Lidice (film).
Lidice (Czech pronunciation: [lɪɟɪtsɛ]; German: Liditz) is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
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Lidice | |
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Coordinates: 50°8′37″N 14°11′25″E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Central Bohemian |
District | Kladno |
First mentioned | 1318 |
Area | |
• Total | 4.75 km2 (1.83 sq mi) |
Elevation | 343 m (1,125 ft) |
Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 561 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 273 54 |
Website | www |
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Lidice is built near the site of the previous village, which was completely destroyed on 10 June 1942 on orders from Adolf Hitler and acting Reichsprotektor Kurt Daluege in reprisal for the assassination of Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich.