Louka u Litvínova

Louka u Litvínova
Louka u Litvínova
Municipality
	Main street with the municipal office
	Flag Coat of arms
	Louka u Litvínova Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°35′17″N 13°38′12″E / 50.58806°N 13.63667°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Most
First mentioned	1289
Area
• Total	2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation	287 m (942 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	737
• Density	280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	435 33
Website	www.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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	357	—
1880	393	+10.1%
1890	535	+36.1%
1900	1,970	+268.2%
1910	2,056	+4.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,970	−4.2%
1930	2,105	+6.9%
1950	1,525	−27.6%
1961	1,552	+1.8%
1970	1,303	−16.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,013	−22.3%
1991	648	−36.0%
2001	762	+17.6%
2011	681	−10.6%
2021	663	−2.6%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

Louka u Litvínova is located on two railway lines: Litvínov–Ústí nad Labem and Rakovník–Osek.^[5]

Sights[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Louka u Litvínova. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
^ "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.
^ "Detail stanice Louka u Litvínova" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-09.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[history-2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Louka u Litvínova. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Most" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.

[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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