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Louka u Litvínova

Coordinates: 50°35′17″N 13°38′12″E / 50.58806°N 13.63667°E / 50.58806; 13.63667
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Louka u Litvínova
Main street with the municipal office
Main street with the municipal office
Flag of Louka u Litvínova
Coat of arms of Louka u Litvínova
Louka u Litvínova is located in Czech Republic
Louka u Litvínova
Louka u Litvínova
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°35′17″N 13°38′12″E / 50.58806°N 13.63667°E / 50.58806; 13.63667
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictMost
First mentioned1289
Area
 • Total2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation
287 m (942 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total745
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
435 33
Websitewww.loukaulitvinova.cz

Louka u Litvínova (German: Wiese) is a municipality and village in Most District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Geography

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Louka u Litvínova is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Most and 28 km (17 mi) west of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in the Most Basin. There are several fishponds in the area.

History

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The first written mention of Louka u Litvínova is from 1289, when it was owned by the Lords of Rýzmburk, a branch of the Hrabišic family. They sold the village to Margrave William I in 1398 and until the end of the Hussite Wars, the area belonged to Saxony. After that, the village was granted to various nobles as a fief.[2]

In the 17th century, Louka u Litvínova was owned by the Waldstein family. It was an agricultural village until the discovery of lignite and general industrialization of the region.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869357—    
1880393+10.1%
1890535+36.1%
19001,970+268.2%
19102,056+4.4%
YearPop.±%
19211,970−4.2%
19302,105+6.9%
19501,525−27.6%
19611,552+1.8%
19701,303−16.0%
YearPop.±%
19801,013−22.3%
1991648−36.0%
2001762+17.6%
2011681−10.6%
2021663−2.6%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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Louka u Litvínova is located on the railway lines LitvínovÚstí nad Labem and RakovníkOsek.[5]

Sights

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Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua

The main landmark is the Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua. It was built in 1834 from the money of local farmers.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ a b c "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Louka u Litvínova. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Detail stanice Louka u Litvínova" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
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