Lidice | |
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 Municipal office | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Lidice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°8′37″N 14°11′25″E / 50.14361°N 14.19028°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 (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 566 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 273 54 |
| Website | www |
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.
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.