HOLICE - Our Town

OUR TOWN - HOLICE

Holice is located in the east. of the Czech Republic There are about 7

000 people.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holice_(Pardubice_District)

LOCATION OF THE TOWN

Location of the town in the Republic

Location of the town in the region

HISTORY ABOUT HOLICE

The first written note about Holice is from the 1336. The village was a part of the Chvojnovsky´s county.

From the 15th century we talk about the town. The stone town hall was built in 1824. In May 1945, it was destroyed by a

bomb. See the picture on the next slide.

The most interesting places in Holice

The old town hall.

MUSEUM OF DR. EMIL HOLUB

ST. MARTIN´S CHURCH

GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF DR. EMIL HOLUB

THE STATUE OF DR. EMIL HOLUB

FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN HOLICE

Václav Baumann – a RAF pilot, a hero of the Battle of Britain

Emil Holub – a traveller to South Africa Jan Kačer – an actor and a director Josef Malejovský – a sculptor Václav Lohniský – a director and an actor Jiří Welsch – a basketball player

JAN KAČER EMIL HOLUB

JIŘÍ WELSCH – A BASKETBALL PLAYER

THERE ARE A LOT OF SPORT CLUBS:

tennis club - TK Holice football club - SK Holice voleyball club - TJ Jiskra Holice basketball club - BVK Holice table tennis club - OST Jiskra Holice dance club - TK Apel Holice

SPORTS CENTERS:

fitness center dance center a gym football stadium tennis courts athletics track

Thank you for watching our presentation.

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