| Lužec nad Vltavou | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mělník |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.3214°N 14.4003°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1223 |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.00 |
| Elevation M: | 164 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1534 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 277 06 |
Lužec nad Vltavou is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
The village of Chramostek is an administrative part of Lužec nad Vltavou.
The name Lužec is a diminutive of the Czech word luh (i.e. 'riparian forest').[2]
Lužec nad Vltavou is located about 6km (04miles) west of Mělník and 22km (14miles) north of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Vltava River.
The first written mention of Lužec nad Vltavou is from 1223. The almost entire village was destroyed by the 1760 fire. In 1890 and 2002, Lužec nad Vltavou was badly damaged by floods.[3]
The I/16 road (the section from Mělník to Slaný) passes through the municipality.
The main landmark of Lužec nad Vltavou is the Church of Saint Giles. It was built in the Baroque style in 1762.[4]