Lužice (Most District)
Lužice | |
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 View from the southeast | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Lužice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′30″N 13°45′15″E / 50.49167°N 13.75417°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Most |
| First mentioned | 1226 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.80 km2 (3.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 245 m (804 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 575 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 435 24 |
| Website | www |
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[edit]
The village of Svinčice is an administrative part of Lužice.
History[edit]
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[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 453 | — |
| 1880 | 506 | +11.7% |
| 1890 | 486 | −4.0% |
| 1900 | 489 | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 518 | +5.9% |
| 1921 | 550 | +6.2% |
| 1930 | 582 | +5.8% |
| 1950 | 373 | −35.9% |
| 1961 | 391 | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 334 | −14.6% |
| 1980 | 310 | −7.2% |
| 1991 | 424 | +36.8% |
| 2001 | 422 | −0.5% |
| 2011 | 450 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 548 | +21.8% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Lužice. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Most" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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