Lidice
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: Obec / Město
Summary
Lidice is a municipality in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, near Kladno and Prague. The original village was destroyed in 1942 by Nazi Germany as a reprisal for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. A new village was built after the war, funded by international donations.
Statistics
Area
4.75 km²
Population
600