Valdice
Valdice (before 1950 Kartouzy-Valdice) is a village and municipality in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. A former Carthusian monastery is located here; it is now used as a prison. There is also an Palace of Culture. In the Palace of Culture is located a cinema. However, the cinema is unused. In Valdice there is a library, kindergarten, post office and primary school.
Valdice | |
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Municipality and village | |
 Valdice viewed from the south | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′15″N 15°23′15″E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Hradec Králové Region |
| District | Jičín District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Věra Skrbková |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 1 392 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | valdice.cz |
Main sights
- Statue of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
- Monument to the Dead of World War I and II
- Statue of John of Nepomuk
- Monument to the political prisoners
- Carthusian monastery (used as prison nowadays)
- Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (located in the Carthusian monastery)
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