Lužice (Most District)

Lužice
Municipality
View from the southeast
View from the southeast
Flag of Lužice
Flag
Coat of arms of Lužice
Coat of arms
Lužice is located in Czech Republic
Lužice
Lužice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°29′30″N 13°45′15″E / 50.49167°N 13.75417°E / 50.49167; 13.75417
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictMost
First mentioned1226
Area
 • Total
8.80 km2 (3.40 sq mi)
Elevation
245 m (804 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
580
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
435 24
Websitewww.luzice.eu

Lužice (German: Luschitz) is a municipality and village in Most District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Lužice lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Most, 28 km (17 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 66 km (41 mi) north-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The village of Svinčice is an administrative part of Lužice.

History

Church of Saint Augustine

The first written mention of Lužice is from 1226, Svinčice is mentioned already in 1207. Existence of the Church of Saint Augustine is documented in the 14th century.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869453—    
1880506+11.7%
1890486−4.0%
1900489+0.6%
1910518+5.9%
1921550+6.2%
1930582+5.8%
1950373−35.9%
1961391+4.8%
1970334−14.6%
1980310−7.2%
1991424+36.8%
2001422−0.5%
2011450+6.6%
2021548+21.8%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Lužice. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  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.
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