Suchá Loz | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Zlín |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Uherské Hradiště |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 48.97°N 17.7139°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1261 |
Area Total Km2: | 17.00 |
Elevation M: | 304 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1155 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 687 53 |
Suchá Loz is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
Suchá Loz is located about southeast of Uherské Hradiště and 28km (17miles) south of Zlín. The northern part of the municipality with the built-up area lies in the Vizovice Highlands. The southern part lies in the White Carpathians mountain range. The highest point is the mountain Studený vrch at 646m (2,119feet) above sea level. The village is situated along the Nivnička Stream. Most of the municipality lies in the White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area.
The first written mention of Suchá Loz is from 1261.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Suchá Loz is the Church of Saint Ludmila. It is a modern church, built in 1994–1999.[3]
Suchá Loz is poor in valuable buildings. The only protected cultural monument so far is a rural house from the mid-19th century, but due to recent reconstruction it has lost its value.[4]
The municipality is known for its mineral water spring, which are said to have restorative properties. The existence of the spring has been known since 1580.[2]