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Lukovo, Kuršumlija

Coordinates: 43°10′N 21°03′E / 43.167°N 21.050°E / 43.167; 21.050
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Lukovo
Луково (Serbian)
Lukovska banja
Lukovska banja
Lukovo is located in Serbia
Lukovo
Lukovo
Coordinates: 43°10′N 21°03′E / 43.167°N 21.050°E / 43.167; 21.050
Country Serbia
DistrictToplica District
Area
 • Total25.51 km2 (9.85 sq mi)
Elevation
681 m (2,234 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total275
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Postal code
18430

Lukovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Луково) is a village on the eastern slopes of Mount Kopaonik, in the municipality of Kuršumlija, in southern Serbia. It is a spa town (Lukovska Banja) of highest altitude in Serbia.[2] According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 275 inhabitants.[3]

Lukovo Spa

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Lukovo Spa (Lukovska Banja) is situated 681m above sea level, has 37 mineral water springs with temperatures ranging from 35–69,5 °C, warm also during the winters. The water is of hydro carbonate sodium-magnesium-calcium type, making it a good treatment by bathing as a part of medical rehabilitation, for diseases of locomotive apparatus, gynecology diseases and skin diseases. The sub-alpine region has temperate-continental climate, winters are temperately cold, summer temperately warm, autumns are warmer, clearer and drier than spring, the surrounding mountains makes the summer heats bearable with cold winds.

Sport

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In January 2012, tennis coach Jelena Genčić announced the opening of the tennis center in the spa Lukovo.[4]

Churches in vicinity

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Насеља општине Куршумлија" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Lukovska Banja Spa".
  3. ^ "COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW OF THE NUMBER OF POPULATION IN 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 AND 2011" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  4. ^ Gencic Lukovska banja postaje teniski centar
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