Lidice

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
Municipal office
Lidice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°8′37″N 14°11′25″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictKladno
First mentioned1318
Area
  Total4.75 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Elevation
343 m (1,125 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)
  Total561
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
273 54
Websitewww.obec-lidice.cz

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.

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