| Skalice | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hradec Králové |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hradec Králové |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.2764°N 15.8722°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1143 |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.30 |
| Elevation M: | 242 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 670 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 500 03, 503 43 |
Skalice is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
The villages of Číbuz and Skalička are administrative parts of Skalice.
Skalice is located about 7km (04miles) north of Hradec Králové. It lies in an agricultural landscape, mostly in the Orlice Table and to a lesser extent in the East Elbe Table. The highest point is at 264m (866feet) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Elbe River.
The first written mention of Skalice is from 1143, when the village was donated to the Strahov Monastery. It was a small settlement, but in the 13th century it was enlarged by the influx of German immigrants, who then gradually became Czechs. In 1359, Skalice was documented as a property of the Lords of Dobruška. From 1380, it was part of the Smiřice estate.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The most important monument is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus in Číbuz. It was built in the Renaissance style in 1601, on the site of an older church. Its present appearance is the result of late Baroque modifications.[3]