Editing Pardubice

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'''Pardubice''' ({{IPA|cs|ˈpardubɪtsɛ|-|Cs-Pardubice.ogg}}; {{langx|de|Pardubitz}}) is a city in the [[Czech Republic]]. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the [[Pardubice Region]] and lies on the [[Elbe]] River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an [[Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations|urban monument reservation]].

Pardubice is known as the centre of industry, which represents an oil refinery or an electronic equipment plant. The city is well known for its sport events, which include the [[Velká pardubická]] steeplechase in horse racing, the [[Golden Helmet of Pardubice]] in motorcycle racing, and the Czech Open international chess and board games festival.

==Administrative division==
Pardubice consists of eight [[Statutory city (Czech Republic)#Differences of statutory city|self-governing boroughs]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Městské obvody|url=https://pardubice.eu/mestske-obvody|publisher=City of Pardubice|language=cs|access-date=2023-11-14}}</ref> In addition, Pardubice consists of 27 municipal parts, whose borders do not respect the boundaries of boroughs (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|language=cs|date=2022}}</ref>
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*Pardubice I (20,928)
**''Bílé Předměstí (6,560)''
**Pardubice-Staré Město (1,471)
**Zámek (1)
**''Zelené Předměstí (12,896)''
*Pardubice II (18,064)
**Cihelna (2,078)
**Polabiny (15,986)
**''Rosice (0)''
*Pardubice III (15,275)
**''Bílé Předměstí (4,774)''
**''Studánka (10,501)''
*Pardubice IV (5,232)
**''Bílé Předměstí (445)''
**Černá za Bory (962)
**Drozdice (103)
**Mnětice (364)
**Nemošice (1,294)
**Pardubičky (1,582)
**Staročernsko (215)
**''Studánka (220)''
**Žižín (47)
*Pardubice V (16,505)
**Dražkovice (677)
**Nové Jesenčany (582)
**''Zelené Předměstí (15,246)''
*Pardubice VI (6,383)
**Lány na Důlku (433)
**Opočínek (249)
**Popkovice (472)
**Staré Čívice (1,164)
**Svítkov (4,065)
**''Zelené Předměstí (0)''
*Pardubice VII (6,957)
**Doubravice (481)
**Ohrazenice (2,124)
**''Rosice (2,155)''
**Semtín (91)
**Trnová (2,106)
*Pardubice VIII (275)
**Hostovice (275)
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==Etymology==
The name ''Pardubice'' is derived from the personal Polish name Porydęb. It was the name of the leader of the monks who came here from Poland. For the first time the name was recorded in the form of ''Pordobice''.<ref name=jmeno>{{cite web |title=Podle čeho se jmenují?|url=https://pardubice.rozhlas.cz/podle-ceho-se-jmenuji-7665474|publisher=[[Czech Radio]]|language=cs|date=2015-07-15|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Brno jako bahniště a ve Zlíně žil zlý člověk. Jak vznikla jména měst|url=https://www.idnes.cz/cestovani/po-cesku/nazvy-mest-praha-brno-plzen-zlin-jihlava-liberec.A180613_105008_po-cesku_hig|publisher=iDnes|language=cs|date=2018-06-17|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Pardubice nábřeží Závodu míru - panoramio.jpg|thumb|The Elbe River in Pardubice]]
Pardubice is located about {{convert|90|km}} east of [[Prague]]. The city lies at the confluence of the [[Elbe]] and [[Chrudimka]] rivers. There are several fishponds, artificial lakes and [[oxbow lake]]s of the Elbe in the municipal territory.

Pardubice is located in a predominantly flat agricultural lansdscape in the [[East Elbe Table]], in the eastern part of the [[Polabí]] lowland. The highest point is the hill Stropinský vrch at {{convert|258|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level, located on the southeastern municipal border.

===Climate===
Pardubice's climate is classified as [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Dfb''; [[Trewartha climate classification|Trewartha]]: ''Dcbo''). Among them, the annual average temperature is {{convert|9.7|C}}, the hottest month in July is {{convert|19.8|C}}, and the coldest month is {{convert|-0.3|C}} in January. The annual precipitation is {{convert|573.4|mm}}, of which July is the wettest with {{convert|79.9|mm}}, while February is the driest with only {{convert|30.9|mm}}. The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from {{convert|-27.7|C}} on 29 December 1996 to {{convert|37.7|C}} on 28 July 2013.<ref name=extremes>{{cite web |title=Teplota vzduchu v jednotlivé kalendářní dny|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/T.php?ID=H3PARD01&type=graphMD|access-date=2024-11-06|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241106124650/https://www.envidata.cz/favicon.ico|archive-date=2024-11-06}}</ref>

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|location = [[Pardubice Airport]], 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–present
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|Jan record high C = 17.6
|Feb record high C = 18.6
|Mar record high C = 23.5
|Apr record high C = 29.3
|May record high C = 34.4
|Jun record high C = 36.6
|Jul record high C = 37.7
|Aug record high C = 37.6
|Sep record high C = 33.0
|Oct record high C = 28.2
|Nov record high C = 19.6
|Dec record high C = 17.8
|year record high C = 37.7
|Jan high C = 2.6
|Feb high C = 4.7
|Mar high C = 9.4
|Apr high C = 15.7
|May high C = 20.3
|Jun high C = 23.5
|Jul high C = 25.7
|Aug high C = 25.7
|Sep high C = 20.2
|Oct high C = 14.3
|Nov high C = 8.0
|Dec high C = 3.6
|year high C = 14.5
|Jan mean C = -0.3
|Feb mean C = 0.9
|Mar mean C = 4.5
|Apr mean C = 9.7
|May mean C = 14.5
|Jun mean C = 18.1
|Jul mean C = 19.8
|Aug mean C = 19.4
|Sep mean C = 14.4
|Oct mean C = 9.4
|Nov mean C = 4.8
|Dec mean C = 0.9
|year mean C = 9.7
|Jan low C = -3.9
|Feb low C = -3.2
|Mar low C = -0.3
|Apr low C = 3.1
|May low C = 7.8
|Jun low C = 11.5
|Jul low C = 13.1
|Aug low C = 12.7
|Sep low C = 8.7
|Oct low C = 4.7
|Nov low C = 1.2
|Dec low C = -2.5
|year low C = 4.4
|Jan record low C = -27.3
|Feb record low C = -24.6
|Mar record low C = -21.5
|Apr record low C = -8.9
|May record low C = -3.4
|Jun record low C = -1.2
|Jul record low C = 3.8
|Aug record low C = 3.1
|Sep record low C = -3.5
|Oct record low C = -8.2
|Nov record low C = -16.0
|Dec record low C = -27.7
|year record low C = -27.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 35.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 30.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 39.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 31.4
|May precipitation mm = 59.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 65.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 79.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 66.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 53.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 38.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 35.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 38.4
|year precipitation mm = 573.4
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|Jan precipitation days = 8.4
|Feb precipitation days = 7.0
|Mar precipitation days = 8.3
|Apr precipitation days = 6.2
|May precipitation days = 8.9
|Jun precipitation days = 8.5
|Jul precipitation days = 9.3
|Aug precipitation days = 7.9
|Sep precipitation days = 7.1
|Oct precipitation days = 7.4
|Nov precipitation days = 7.7
|Dec precipitation days = 9.1
|year precipitation days = 95.8
|Jan snow cm = 11.7
|Feb snow cm = 7.7
|Mar snow cm = 3.2
|Apr snow cm = 0.3
|May snow cm = 0.0
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = trace
|Nov snow cm = 1.2
|Dec snow cm = 7.4
|year snow cm = 31.4
|humidity colour = green
|Jan humidity = 84.2
|Feb humidity = 79.9
|Mar humidity = 74.8
|Apr humidity = 68.3
|May humidity = 68.8
|Jun humidity = 69.4
|Jul humidity = 68.6
|Aug humidity = 69.7
|Sep humidity = 76.2
|Oct humidity = 81.6
|Nov humidity = 84.9
|Dec humidity = 85.1
|year humidity = 76.0
|Jan sun = 49.7
|Feb sun = 75.0
|Mar sun = 125.0
|Apr sun = 180.1
|May sun = 211.2
|Jun sun = 209.2
|Jul sun = 221.1
|Aug sun = 224.6
|Sep sun = 164.7
|Oct sun = 107.7
|Nov sun = 52.8
|Dec sun = 39.4
|year sun = 1660.4
|source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref>{{cite web |title=World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Pardubice|url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/CzechRepublic/CSV/Pardubice_11652.csv|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=2024-01-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241106123044/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/CzechRepublic/CSV/Pardubice_11652.csv|archive-date=2024-11-06}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[Czech Hydrometeorological Institute]]<ref name=extremes/><ref>{{cite web |title=Množství nového sněhu v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/N.php?ID=H3PARD01&type=graphMY|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241106124654/https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/N.php?ID=H3PARD01&type=graphMY|archive-date=2024-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Průměrná relativní vlhkost vzduchu v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/H.php?ID=H3PARD01&type=graphMY|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241106124943/https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/H.php?ID=H3PARD01&type=graphMY|archive-date=2024-11-06}}</ref>}}

==History==
[[File:Karte von Pardubitz.tif|thumb|Map of Pardubice ({{circa|1760}})]]
[[File:Pardubice, náměstí Republiky, kostel svatého Bartoloměje.jpg|thumb|Church of Saint Bartholomew on Republic Square]]
[[File:Zamek pce 2.jpg|thumb|Pardubice Castle]]
The first written mention of Pardubice is from 1295, when [[Pope Boniface VIII]] took over the protection of the local Church of Saint Bartholomew with the order of [[Canons Regular of the Penitence of the Blessed Martyrs]]. In the first half of the 14th century, the settlement was acquired by a noble family, later known as Lords of Pardubice. In 1340, when Pardubice was inherited by [[Arnošt of Pardubice]], it was first referred to as a city.<ref name=jmeno/><ref name=history>{{cite web |title=Historie města|url=https://pardubice.eu/historie-mesta|publisher=City of Pardubice|language=cs|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>

In 1491, Pardubice was bought by [[Vilém II of Pernštejn]], who continued to expand the city and made significant impact on its prosperity. He chose Pardubice as the centre of his estate and began to build a city that corresponded to his status. The [[Pernštejn family]] had the entire historic centre with the Renaissance square built. They also had rebuilt the medieval castle into a comfortable fortified residence. In 1560, the Pernštejns were forced to sell the estate to Emperor [[Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand I]] because of debts.<ref name=history/><ref name=hist2>{{cite web |title=History|url=https://pardubice.eu/en/history-of-pardubice|publisher=City of Pardubice|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>

During the [[Thirty Years' War]], the city was besieged by the army of General [[Lennart Torstensson]], but was not conquered.<ref name=history/>

An important milestone in the history of the city was the year 1845, when the railway from [[Prague]] to [[Olomouc]] was finished. Pardubice became an important railway junction, which led to the development of the food, engineering and chemical industries, and subsequently the development of social and cultural life. In 1874, the [[Velká pardubická]] steeplechase horse race took place for the first time. In 1910, [[Jan Kašpar]] made here the first successful flight in Czech lands and a year later he made history by flying the first [[Flight length|long-haul flight]] from Pardubice to Prague.<ref name=history/><ref name=hist2/>

Until 1918, the city was part of [[Austria Hungary]]. The seat of the Pardubice district, it was one of the 94 ''[[Bezirkshauptmannschaften]]'' in [[Bohemia]].

In the interwar period, Pardubice continued to develop until its heyday ended with the advent of [[World War II]]. During the war, the city was damaged by air strikes of the Allies, and the Fanto Werke refinery was repeatedly bombed during the [[oil campaign chronology of World War II|oil campaign]].<ref name=history/>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|13231
|1880|16281
|1890|18724
|1900|25214
|1910|32024
|1921|36642
|1930|42220
|1950|50211
|1961|65240
|1970|79206
|1980|92486
|1991|94610
|2001|90889
|2011|90767
|2021|89619
|source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2021-03-27}}</ref>}}

==Economy==
[[File:Foxconn Pardubice.JPG|thumb|Foxconn Czech Republic]]
Pardubice is known as an industrial city. The dominant industries are chemical industry, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. [[Tesla (Czechoslovak company)|Tesla]] electronics manufacturer operated here in 1921–1989. In 2000, [[Foxconn]] established a production plant in its former premises. This electronics manufacturer is the largest employer in Pardubice.<ref>{{cite web |title=History|url=https://www.foxconn.cz/history|publisher=Foxconn Czech Republic|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>

Pardubice has a long tradition in the chemical industry. It is represented by the Paramo refinery, which was founded by David Fanto in 1889. Today it is owned by [[Orlen Unipetrol]].<ref>{{cite web |title=History|url=https://www.paramo.cz/EN/about-us/Pages/History.aspx|publisher=ORLEN Unipetrol Group|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref> In Pardubice-Semtín there are the companies [[Explosia a.s.|Explosia]] (a manufacturer of explosives founded in 1920, which is associated with the invention of [[Semtex]] plastic explosive) and its subsidiary Synthesia (manufacturer of cellulose, pigments and dyes, and organic compounds, established in 1929).<ref>{{cite web |title=History|url=https://www.synthesia.eu/eng/about-us/history|publisher=Synthesia Semtín|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>

For centuries, Pardubice have been known for the production of [[gingerbread]]. The gingerbread guild was established in the 16th century.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gingerbread|url=https://www.visitpardubice.com/gingerbread/|publisher=Visit Pardubice|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref> The first factory was founded in 1913. Since 2008, Pardubice gingerbread is a [[Geographical indications and traditional specialities in the European Union|protected geographical indication by the European Union]].<ref>{{cite web |title=K Pardubicím patří perník už pěkných pár století. Cukrář Pavel Janoš starý recept pečlivě střeží|url=https://region.rozhlas.cz/k-pardubicim-patri-pernik-uz-peknych-par-stoleti-cukrar-pavel-janos-stary-recept-8129742|publisher=[[Czech Radio]]|language=cs|date=2020-01-03|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:Pardubice hlavní nádraží (by Pudelek).jpg|thumb|[[Pardubice hlavní nádraží]] railway station]]
Pardubice is located at the crossroads of three main roads: the I/2, which connects Pardubice with [[Prague]]; the I/36 from Pardubice to [[Rychnov nad Kněžnou District]]; and the I/37, which connects [[Hradec Králové]] with [[Žďár nad Sázavou]] and the [[D1 motorway (Czech Republic)|D1 motorway]].

The railway station [[Pardubice hlavní nádraží]] is an important railway junction. Pardubice has direct railway connection with many cities, including Prague, [[Brno]], [[Olomouc]], [[Ostrava]] and [[Liberec]] in the Czech Republic, [[Bratislava]], [[Žilina]] and [[Košice]] in Slovakia, [[Kraków]], [[Poznań]], [[Gdańsk]], [[Warsaw]] and [[Gdynia]] in Poland, [[Budapest]] in Hungary, and [[Vienna]] and [[Graz]] in Austria. The territory of Pardubice is served by eight train stations and stops.<ref>{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Pardubice hl.n.|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/pardubice-hl-n-/5453613|publisher=[[České dráhy]]|language=cs|access-date=2024-03-19}}</ref>

Pardubice is served by [[Pardubice Airport]], which is used as both military and civilian international airport.

In addition to buses, [[trolleybus]]es also provide intra-city transport. Trolleybus service was started in 1952.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historie MHD|url=https://www.dpmp.cz/o-nas/historie-mhd.html|publisher=Dopravní podnik města Pardubic a.s.|language=cs|access-date=2024-03-19}}</ref> There are 12 trolleybus lines in operation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jízdní řády|url=https://www.dpmp.cz/cestovani-mhd/vyhledat-spojeni.html?active-tab=timeTables|publisher=Dopravní podnik města Pardubic a.s.|language=cs|access-date=2024-03-19}}</ref> Intra-city transport is provided by the company Dopravní podnik města Pardubic a.s., which is owned by the city of Pardubice. The company was founded in 1950.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dubský|first=Lukáš|title=Za 65 let přepravili přes miliardu lidí|url=https://pardubicky.denik.cz/zpravy_region/za-65-let-prepravili-pres-miliardu-lidi-20150408.html|work=Deník.cz|language=cs|date=2015-04-08|access-date=2025-03-07}}</ref>

==Education==
Pardubice is home to [[University of Pardubice]]. It was founded in 1950 as Chemical College and is mainly focused on fields historically associated with the city, such as the chemical industry and transportation.<ref>{{cite web |title=University|date=9 October 2017 |url=https://www.upce.cz/en/university|publisher=University of Pardubice|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>

==Sport==
The city was first represented in the top national football competition by [[SK Pardubice]] in the 1930s and 1940s. From 1957 to 1960, [[Dukla Pardubice]] played in the top tier. Later [[VCHZ Pardubice]] played in the top national league in the 1968–69 season. Nowadays the city is represented by [[FK Pardubice]], which plays in the [[Czech First League]]. Women's team plays in the [[Czech Women's First League]].

The ice hockey club [[HC Dynamo Pardubice]] plays in the [[Czech Extraliga]]. The team plays its home games at [[Enteria arena (Pardubice)|Enteria arena]].

The basketball team is [[BK Pardubice|BK JIP Pardubice]], playing in the [[National Basketball League (Czech Republic)|National Basketball League]].

Pardubice is also represented in the Czech [[rink bandy]] league.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bandy|url=https://www.czechbandy.cz/bandy|publisher=Česká asociace bandy z. s.|language=cs|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>

Pardubice hosts two world-famous sporting events each year. The [[Velká pardubická]] steeplechase was first held in 1874 and is one of the most famous horse races in Europe. The second event is the [[Golden Helmet of Pardubice]], a [[motorcycle speedway]] competition held at the [[Svítkov Stadium]]. The Golden Helmet has been run since 1929 is one of the oldest individual titles in world speedway.<ref>{{cite web |title=Golden Helmet|url=https://tahouni.eu/en/events/golden-helmet|work=Tahouni|publisher=City of Pardubice|access-date=2023-12-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Historie závodu|url=http://www.zlataprilba.cz/historie-zavodu/|publisher=Zlatá přilba Pardubice|language=cs|access-date=2023-12-10}}</ref> [[AMK Zlatá Přilba Pardubice]] is a speedway team that race at the Svítkov Stadium.

The Czech Open international chess and games festival has been held in Pardubice since 1990.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of festival|url=https://www.czechopen.net/en/history-of-festival/|publisher=Czech Open – international chess and games festival|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref> The city was also known for the [[Czech Open (golf)|Czech Open]] in golf, but it was last held in 2011.

==Sights==
[[File:Pardubice, třída Míru, k Zelené bráně.jpg|thumb|View towards the Green Gate]]
[[File:Pardubice, Komenského náměstí, kostel Zvěstování Panny Marie.jpg|thumb|Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary on the Komenského Square]]
The landmark and symbol of Pardubice is the Green Gate as a remnant of the city's fortifications. It is a Renaissance gate with a façade decorated by a relief designed by [[Mikoláš Aleš]], which depicts the Lords of Pardubice. Behind the gate is a {{convert|60|m|ft}} high tower that serves as a lookout tower. In its interior there is also an exposition with the history and legends of the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zelená brána Pardubice|url=https://pardubice.eu/zelena-brana-pardubice?page_articles=4|publisher=City of Pardubice|language=cs|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>

Pardubice Castle was built at the end of the 13th century and rebuilt in the Renaissance style at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries. Massive fortifications are preserved around the castle. Today the castle houses the Museum of East Bohemia in Pardubice and Gallery of East Bohemia in Pardubice.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gingerbread|url=https://www.visitpardubice.com/gingerbread/|publisher=Visit Pardubice|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>

The original Church of Saint Bartholomew was built in 1295 and destroyed during the [[Hussite Wars]]. The today's Church of Saint Bartholomew was built together with a monastery in 1507–1514. It was used as a burial place of the [[Pernštejn family]]. In the interior there is a valuable main altar with the painting "The Passion of St. Bartholomew" from 1692 by [[Michael Willmann]] and a painting decoration by Mikoláš Aleš.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Bartoloměje v Pardubicích|url=https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/kostel-sv-bartolomeje-v-pardubicich|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>

The Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary was founded by [[Arnošt of Pardubice]] before 1359. Its present late Gothic and Renaissance appearance dates from the first half of the 16th century. Until 1786, the church belonged to a Minorite monastery, from which time there are extensive underground tombs under the church.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kostel Zvěstování P. Marie|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-zvestovani-p-marie-16252636|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>

The House at Jonáš is one of the most treasured burgher houses in Pardubice. It was built after the fire that hit the city in 1507. It is known for its façade, decorated with a stucco relief from 1797, showing a biblical scene of a whale swallowing the prophet [[Jonah]]. The premises of the house are used by the Gallery of East Bohemia in Pardubice.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dům u Jonáše v Pardubicích|url=https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/dum-u-jonase-v-pardubicich|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>

The Zámeček Memorial is a place of reverence that commemorates execution of 194 people in 1942. The place is a national cultural monument and at its centrepiece is a granite monument dating from 1949.<ref>{{cite web |title=Památník Zámeček|url=https://pardubice.eu/pamatnik-zamecek?page_articles=4|publisher=City of Pardubice|language=cs|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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*[[Gustav Gärtner]] (1855–1937), pathologist
*[[Božena Viková-Kunětická]] (1862–1934), politician, writer and feminist
*[[František Lexa]] (1876–1960), Egyptologist
*[[Vilém Mathesius]] (1882–1945), linguist and writer
*[[Jan Kašpar]] (1883–1927), aviator and aircraft constructor
*[[Emil Artur Longen]] (1885–1936), playwright, actor and screenwriter
*[[Oskar Brázda]] (1887–1977), painter
*[[Věra Vovsová]] (1912–1998), painter; lived here
*[[Jan Tauc]] (1922–2010), Czech-American physicist
*[[Petr Haničinec]] (1930–2007), actor
*[[Jiří Gruša]] (1938–2011), poet, prose writer and translator
*[[Vladimír Nadrchal]] (born 1938), ice hockey player
*[[Alois Švehlík]] (born 1939), actor
*[[Petr Kabeš]] (1941–2005), poet
*[[Stanislav Prýl]] (1942–2015), ice hockey player
*[[Jiří Crha]] (born 1950), ice hockey player
*[[Otakar Janecký]] (born 1960), ice hockey player and coach 
*[[Hynek Kmoníček]] (born 1962), diplomat
*[[Ivo Křen]] (1964–2020), graphic artist and glass art theoretician
*[[Roman Prymula]] (born 1964), physician, epidemiologist and politician
*[[Dominik Hašek]] (born 1965), ice hockey player
*[[Edita Adlerová]] (born 1971), mezzo-soprano
*[[Tereza Maxová]] (born 1971), model
*[[Radek Baborák]] (born 1976), French horn player and conductor
*[[Nora Fridrichová]] (born 1977), television presenter
*[[Lukáš Wagenknecht]] (born 1978), economist and politician
*[[Jan Bulis]] (born 1978), ice hockey player
*[[Jiří Welsch]] (born 1980), basketball player
*[[Michal Meduna]] (born 1981), footballer
*[[Aleš Hemský]] (born 1983), ice hockey player
*[[Filip Bandžak]] (born 1983), opera singer, baritone
*[[Iva Kramperová]] (born 1984), classical violinist
*[[Tomáš Nosek]] (born 1992), ice hockey player
*[[Kovy]] (born 1996), youtuber
*[[Filip Zadina]] (born 1999), ice hockey player
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==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic}}
Pardubice is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref name=twins>{{cite web |title=Twin Cities|url=https://pardubice.eu/en/twin-cities|publisher=City of Pardubice|access-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Bełchatów]], Poland
*{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Çanakkale]], Turkey
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Doetinchem]], Netherlands
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Merano]], Italy
*{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Pernik]], Bulgaria
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rosignano Marittimo]], Italy
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Selb]], Germany
*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Skellefteå Municipality|Skellefteå]], Sweden
*{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Vysoké Tatry]], Slovakia
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===Cooperation agreements===
Pardubice also cooperates with:<ref name=twins/>
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*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[East Lothian]], Scotland, United Kingdom
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Golegã]], Portugal
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jerez de la Frontera]], Spain
*{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Municipality of Sežana|Sežana]], Slovenia
*{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Waregem]], Belgium
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wrocław]], Poland
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==References==
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==External links==
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*{{official|https://pardubice.eu/en/}}
*[https://www.visitpardubice.com/ Official tourist information portal]

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