Lidice
Lidice is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. 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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chapel of Saint Mary Magdalene and Buštěhrad slag heap.
Chapel of Saint Mary Magdalene
Church
Photo: Miaow Miaow, Public domain.
Chapel of Saint Mary Magdalene is a church.
Buštěhrad slag heap
Peak
Photo: Miaow Miaow, Public domain.
Buštěhrad slag heap is a huge artificial hill between municipalities of Kladno-Vrapice, Buštěhrad and Stehelčeves near Kladno in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic that have arisen in the late 20th century as a dumping site for slag from the Kladno ironworks, and other industrial waste.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kladno and Kročehlavy.
Kladno
Photo: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kladno is a city of 68,000 people in Central Bohemia. It is the largest city in the region and has a rich industrial history.
Kročehlavy
Suburb
Photo: PatrikPaprika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kročehlavy is a municipal part of the city of Kladno, Czech Republic. It has about 35,000 inhabitants. In history, Kročehlavy was a stand-alone village. Kročehlavy is situated 4½ km west of Lidice.
Lidice
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “532584”
- Location: Kladno District, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.1364° or 50° 8′ 11″ northLongitude
14.185° or 14° 11′ 6″ eastElevation
344 metres (1,129 feet)Open location code
9F2P45PM+GXGeoNames ID
11921196
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