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Loučovice - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 48°37′13″N 14°15′27″E / 48.62028°N 14.25750°E

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Loučovice
Municipality
Church of Saint Ulrich
Flag Coat of arms
Loučovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°37′13″N 14°15′27″E / 48.62028°N 14.25750°E / 48.62028; 14.25750
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Český Krumlov
First mentioned	1361
Area
• Total	41.97 km² (16.20 sq mi)
Elevation	663 m (2,175 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)^[1]
• Total	1,490
• Density	36/km² (92/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	382 76
Website	www.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 1,500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

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

Geography

Loučovice is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of Český Krumlov and 41 km (25 mi) southwest of České Budějovice. The municipality borders Austria in the south. It lies in the Bohemian Forest mountains. The highest point is the Hvězdná mountain at 1,012 m (3,320 ft) above sea level. The Vltava River flows through the municipality.

Most of the municipal territory lies in the Vyšebrodsko Nature Park. There are several small-scale protected areas; the most valuable is Čertova stěna-Luč National Nature Reserve 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]

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]

Between 1938 and 1945, the area was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as part of Reichsgau 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.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,569	—
1880	1,570	+0.1%
1890	1,678	+6.9%
1900	1,806	+7.6%
1910	2,181	+20.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,559	+17.3%
1930	2,948	+15.2%
1950	1,789	−39.3%
1961	2,154	+20.4%
1970	2,076	−3.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	2,143	+3.2%
1991	2,043	−4.7%
2001	1,970	−3.6%
2011	1,627	−17.4%
2021	1,445	−11.2%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

In the southwestern tip of the municipal territory is a road border crossing with Austria named Přední Výtoň / Guglwald.

Loučovice is located on the railway line of local importance heading from Lipno nad Vltavou to Rybník.

Sights

The Church of Saint Ulrich was built as a late Gothic chapel at the end of the 15th century. After it was destroyed by fire, it was completely rebuilt in the 16th century, and then baroque modified in the 17th century.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Loučovice. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 304, 376.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Oldřicha" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-06-18.

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