Lukovo, Kuršumlija Explained

Official Name:Lukovo
Native Name Lang:dr
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Toplica District
Subdivision Name3:Kuršumlija
Pushpin Map:Serbia
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:25.51
Population Total:275
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:18430
Elevation M:681
Coordinates:43.1667°N 24°W

Lukovo (Serbian: Луково) is a village on the eastern slopes of Mount Kopaonik, in the municipality of Kuršumlija, in southern Serbia. It is a spa town (Lukovska Banja) of highest altitude in Serbia.[2] According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 275 inhabitants.[3]

Lukovo Spa

Lukovo Spa (Lukovska Banja) is situated 681m above sea level, has 37 mineral water springs with temperatures ranging from 35–69,5 °C, warm also during the winters. The water is of hydro carbonate sodium-magnesium-calcium type, making it a good treatment by bathing as a part of medical rehabilitation, for diseases of locomotive apparatus, gynecology diseases and skin diseases. The sub-alpine region has temperate-continental climate, winters are temperately cold, summer temperately warm, autumns are warmer, clearer and drier than spring, the surrounding mountains makes the summer heats bearable with cold winds.

Sport

In January 2012, tennis coach Jelena Genčić announced the opening of the tennis center in the spa Lukovo.[4]

Churches in vicinity

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Насеља општине Куршумлија . stat.gov.rs . Statistical Office of Serbia . 7 November 2019 . Serbian .
  2. Web site: Lukovska Banja Spa .
  3. Web site: COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW OF THE NUMBER OF POPULATION IN 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 AND 2011 . stat.gov.rs . Statistical Office of Serbia . 7 November 2019 .
  4. http://sport.blic.rs/Tenis/208471/Gencic-Lukovska-banja-postaje-teniski-centar Gencic Lukovska banja postaje teniski centar