Lidice

Lidice
Municipal office
Municipal office
Flag of Lidice
Coat of arms of Lidice
Lidice is located in Czech Republic
Lidice
Lidice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°8′37″N 14°11′25″E / 50.14361°N 14.19028°E / 50.14361; 14.19028
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictKladno
First mentioned1318
Area
 • Total4.75 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Elevation
343 m (1,125 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total566
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
273 54
Websitewww.obec-lidice.cz

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.

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.