Helvíkovice () is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative division Helvíkovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Helvíkovice (488) Houkov (25)
Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Helvík, meaning "the village of Helvík's people".
Geography Helvíkovice is located about north of Ústí nad Orlicí and east of Pardubice. It lies in the Orlické Foothills. The highest point is the near the top of the hill Hůrka at above sea level. The Divoká Orlice River flows through the municipality.
History The first written mention of Helvíkovice is from 1365. The village was founded in the second half of the 14th century.
Demographics
Transport The I/11 road (the section from Hradec Králové to Šumperk) runs through the municipality.
Sights There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality. The main landmark of Helvíkovice is the Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua, dating from 1894.
Notable people Prokop Diviš (1698–1765), inventor and Catholic priest
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