# Valdice
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Valdice
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [Municipality](/source/Obec)
| image_skyline = Valdice od jihu.jpg
| image_caption = View from the south
| image_flag = Valdice vlajka.jpg
| image_shield = Valdice znak.gif
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = [Region](/source/Regions_of_the_Czech_Republic)
| subdivision_name1 = [Hradec Králové](/source/Hradec_Kr%C3%A1lov%C3%A9_Region)
| subdivision_type2 = [District](/source/Districts_of_the_Czech_Republic)
| subdivision_name2 = [Jičín](/source/Ji%C4%8D%C3%ADn_District)
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|50|27|18|N|15|23|6|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1627
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 0.92
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 308
| population_as_of = 2025-01-01
| population_footnotes = [{{cite web|title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-t4l3n8d2iw|publisher=[Czech Statistical Office](/source/Czech_Statistical_Office)|date=2025-05-16}}]
| population_total = 1281
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = [CET](/source/Central_European_Time)
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = [CEST](/source/Central_European_Summer_Time)
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 507 11
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.valdice.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Valdice''' (until 1950 '''Kartouzy-Valdice'''; German: ''Karthaus Walditz'') is a municipality and village in [Jičín District](/source/Ji%C4%8D%C3%ADn_District) in the [Hradec Králové Region](/source/Hradec_Kr%C3%A1lov%C3%A9_Region) of the [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic). It has about 1,300 inhabitants. It is known for a former monastery, which is today a high-security prison.
==Etymology==
Valdice was named after the nearby deer park (from German ''Wald'', meaning "forest"). It was also called Kartouzy after the local monastery.[{{cite web |title=Historie|url=https://www.valdice.cz/historie|publisher=Obec Valdice|language=cs|access-date=2022-11-04}}]
==Geography==
Valdice is located about {{convert|2|km|0}} northeast of [Jičín](/source/Ji%C4%8D%C3%ADn) and {{convert|41|km|abbr=on}} northwest of [Hradec Králové](/source/Hradec_Kr%C3%A1lov%C3%A9). It lies in the [Jičín Uplands](/source/Ji%C4%8D%C3%ADn_Uplands).
==History==
The village of Valdice was founded together with a [Carthusian](/source/Carthusian) monastery by [Albrecht von Wallenstein](/source/Albrecht_von_Wallenstein) in 1627. About 20 houses were built for craftsmen working for the monks in the monastery. In 1782, the monastery was abolished by Emperor [Joseph II](/source/Joseph_II%2C_Holy_Roman_Emperor). The prison in the premises of the former monastery was established in 1857 by [Austrian Empire](/source/Austrian_Empire).[
==Demographics==
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|1142
|1880|1339
|1890|1348
|1900|981
|1910|1077
|1921|1244
|1930|1018
|1950|554
|1961|689
|1970|780
|1980|1346
|1991|1582
|2001|1522
|2011|2412
|2021|2373
|source=Censuses][{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=[Czech Statistical Office](/source/Czech_Statistical_Office)|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}][{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=[Czech Statistical Office](/source/Czech_Statistical_Office)|date=2021-03-27}}]}}
==Economy==
The Valdice Prison is the main employer in Valdice. It is classified as a high-security prison with a capacity of 1,023 prisoners. The prison employs more than 400 people.[{{cite web |title=Věznice Valdice: Základní informace|url=https://www.vscr.cz/organizacni-jednotky/veznice-valdice/sekce/zakladni-informace|publisher=Prison Service of the Czech Republic|language=cs|access-date=2022-11-04}}]
==Transport==
The railway line [Hradec Králové](/source/Hradec_Kr%C3%A1lov%C3%A9)–[Turnov](/source/Turnov) passes through the municipality, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the ''Jičín zastávka'' station in neighbouring [Jičín](/source/Ji%C4%8D%C3%ADn).[{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Jičín zast.|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/jicin-zast-/5455430|publisher=[České dráhy](/source/%C4%8Cesk%C3%A9_dr%C3%A1hy)|language=cs|access-date=2024-03-07}}]
==Sights==
thumb|170px|Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
The prison is located in the former [Carthusian](/source/Carthusian) monastery, which was built in the Baroque style. Its premises are inaccessible. In the monastery complex there is also the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.[
A cultural monument is the Baroque statue of Saint [John of Nepomuk](/source/John_of_Nepomuk) from 1696.][
==Notable people==
*[Jiří Stříbrný](/source/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_St%C5%99%C3%ADbrn%C3%BD) (1880–1955), politician; died here
==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Valdice}}
*{{official|https://www.valdice.cz/}}
{{Jičín District}}
{{authority control}}
Category:Villages in Jičín District
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