Lutín Explained

Lutín
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:49.5583°N 17.1358°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1234
Area Total Km2:8.20
Elevation M:236
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3234
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal codes
Postal Code:783 42, 783 49

Lutín is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Třebčín is an administrative part of Lutín.

Geography

Lutín is located about 8km (05miles) southwest of Olomouc. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Upper Morava Valley.

History

The first written mention of Lutín is from 1234. Třebčín was first mentioned in 1131. Until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, Lutín was continuously a property of the bishopric and later archbishopric in Olomouc.[2]

Economy

Lutín has a tradition of pumpmaking industry. A pumpmaking manufacture was founded here by Ludvík Sigmund in 1868 and later became the biggest producer of pumps in the country. Since 1965, the company has been known as Sigma Lutín.[3] [4] In 1966, the company became a sponsor of the club SK Sigma Olomouc.[5]

Transport

The village of Třebčín is located on the railway line ProstějovČervenka.[6]

Sights

There are two protected cultural monuments in the municipality: a late Baroque statue of an angel from the 1730s and the Chapel of Saint Florian from the beginning of the 19th century.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Symboly obce. Obec Lutín. cs. 2022-01-13.
  3. Web site: Historie obce. Obec Lutín. cs. 2022-01-13.
  4. Web site: History. SIGMA GROUP a.s.. 2022-01-13.
  5. Web site: Dějiny klubu. SK Sigma Olomouc. cs. 2022-01-13.
  6. Web site: Detail stanice Třebčín. České dráhy. cs. 2023-11-07.
  7. Web site: Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Lutín. Ústřední seznam kulturních památek. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2024-07-17.