Loučovice

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Loučovice
Municipality
Church of Saint Ulrich
Church of Saint Ulrich
Flag of Loučovice
Flag
Coat of arms of Loučovice
Coat of arms
Loučovice is located in Czech Republic
Loučovice
Loučovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°37′13″N 14°15′27″E / 48.62028°N 14.25750°E / 48.62028; 14.25750Coordinates: 48°37′13″N 14°15′27″E / 48.62028°N 14.25750°E / 48.62028; 14.25750
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictČeský Krumlov
First mentioned1361
Area
 • Total41.97 km2 (16.20 sq mi)
Elevation
663 m (2,175 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,559
 • Density37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
382 76
Websitewww.loucovice.info

Loučovice (German: Kienberg) is a municipality and village in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[]

The village of Nové Domky is an administrative part of Loučovice.

Geography[]

National nature reserve Čertova stěna-Luč

Loučovice lies on the Vltava river, in the Bohemian Forest mountains. The largest point of the municipal territory is Hvězdná with an altitude of 1,012 metres (3,320 ft).

Most of the territory lies in the Vyšebrodsko Natural Park. There are several small natural protected areas, the most valuable is the national nature reserve Čertova stěna-Luč with giant stones.

History[]

The first written mention of Loučovice is from 1361, when the village was owned by Vyšší Brod Monastery. The village was burned down in 1420 together with the monastery by Taborites, and renewed after the Thirty Years' War.[2]

Until 1918, the location was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Bohemian district of Kaplice. A post-office was opened in August 1892, under the name Kienberg bei Hohenfurth.[3]

In the 1880s, entrepreneur Arnošt Porák founded a large paper mill in Loučovice, which employed more than 1,000 workers at its peak. Electrified railway built in 1909–1911 reached Loučovice.[2]

During 1938 and 1945 the area became part of Sudetenland. After expulsion of German population in 1945, many smaller hamlets in the area disappeared but Loučovice grew up. In 1950, several villages were merged with Loučovice and created a standalone municipality.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Loučovice. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  3. ^ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 304, 376.

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