Lužice (Most District) Explained

Lužice
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ústí nad Labem
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Most
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:50.4917°N 13.7542°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1226
Area Total Km2:8.80
Elevation M:245
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:580
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:435 24

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 9km (06miles) east of Most, 28km (17miles) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 66km (41miles) north-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The village of Svinčice is an administrative part of Lužice.

History

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie. Obec Lužice. cs. 2021-07-09.