| Hořovičky | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rakovník |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.1558°N 13.5314°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1392 |
| Area Total Km2: | 19.13 |
| Elevation M: | 369 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 486 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 270 04 |
Hořovičky (until 1947 Hořovice, Německé Hořovice; German: Deutsch Horowitz) is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
The villages of Bukov, Hokov and Vrbice are administrative parts of Hořovičky.
The initial name Hořovice was derived from the personal name Hoř or Hora, meaning "the village of Hoř's/Hora's people". The attribute Německé, which was used in the first half of the 20th century, meant 'German' and was used to distinguish it from the town of Hořovice. The municipality was then renamed to Hořovičky, which is a diminutive of Hořovice.[2]
Hořovičky is located about 15km (09miles) northwest of Rakovník and 57km (35miles) west of Prague. It lies in the Rakovník Uplands. The highest point is at 498m (1,634feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Hořovice is from 1392.[3]
In 1947, the municipality was renamed to its current name.[4]
The I/6 road, part of the European route E48, passes through the municipality. It replaces the unfinished section of the D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary.
There are three churches in the municipality, all protected as cultural monuments. The Church of the Holy Trinity is a small late Baroque church with a Neoclassical façade.[5] The Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in the early 20th century. It was built for the Protestant Church and today serves the Orthodox Church.[6] The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in located in the village of Vrbice. It is also a Neo-Romanesque building.[7]
Tobiášův vrch is a steel telecommunication tower on the lower peak of the eponymous hill, which also serves as an observation tower. The telecommunication mast is high and the observation deck is at a height of .[8]