Bělkovice-Lašťany | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Olomouc |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Olomouc |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.6686°N 17.3172°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1078 |
Area Total Km2: | 15.30 |
Elevation M: | 258 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2270 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 783 15 |
Bělkovice-Lašťany is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.
Bělkovice-Lašťany is located about 9km (06miles) north of Olomouc. It lies on the border between the Upper Morava Valley and Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is at 440m (1,440feet) above sea level. The stream Trusovický potok flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Lašťany is from 1078. Bělkovice was first mentioned in 1238. In 1960, Bělkovice and Lašťany were merged and today they form one integral municipality.[2]
The I/46 road (heading from Olomouc to Opava and the Czech-Polish border) passes through the municipality.
Bělkovice-Lašťany is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a border stone from 1739.[3]