| Chvaletice | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pardubice |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.0344°N 15.4186°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Renata Dymešová |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1143 |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.50 |
| Elevation M: | 222 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2927 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 533 12 |
Chvaletice (in Czech pronounced as /ˈxvalɛcɪtsɛ/) is a town in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.
The village of Hornická Čtvrť is an administrative part of Chvaletice.
The name is derived from the personal name Chvalata, meaning "the village of Chvalata's people".[2]
Chvaletice is located about west of Pardubice. It lies in the Polabí region; the northern part of the municipal territory lies in the East Elbe Table and the southern part lies in the northwestern tip of the Iron Mountains. The highest point is the flat hill Oklika at 308m (1,010feet) above sea level. The Elbe River forms the northern municipal border.
In the area there were originally two villages, Telčice and Chvaletice, both administered by Chvaletice. The first written mention of Telčice comes from 1143 and of Chvaletice from 1393.[3]
In 1953, Telčice became a separate municipality, however in 1975 Telčice and Chvaletice were merged into one municipality. In 1981, Chvaletice obtained town rights.[4]
Since ancient times, iron ore was mined here, until the Thirty Years' War; then again since the end of 18th century. Mining of pyrite-manganium ore started in the 20th century. The mines got exhausted and were finally closed in 1975.[5]
In 1973–1979, the Chvaletice Power Station was built, with the coal being moved in from mines in northern Bohemia by ships on the Elbe river. To make such shipping possible large excavation works (Elbe Waterway project) on the riverbed were carried out. Use of ships stopped in 1996.[6]
The I/2 road (the section from Pardubice to Kutná Hora) passes south of the town.
Chvaletice is located on the railway line Kolín–Česká Třebová.[7]
The most valuable building is the Evangelical church in Hornická Čtvrť. It was built in the Neo-Renaissance style in 1882.[8]