Lužec nad Vltavou

Lužec nad Vltavou
Municipality
Church of Saint Giles
Flag Coat of arms
Lužec nad Vltavou Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°19′17″N 14°24′1″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mělník
First mentioned	1223
Area
• Total	10.00 km^2 (3.86 sq mi)
Elevation	164 m (538 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,534
• Density	150/km^2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	277 06
Website	www.luzec.cz

Lužec nad Vltavou is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Lužec nad Vltavou consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

• Lužec nad Vltavou (1,347)
• Chramostek (76)

Etymology

The name Lužec is a diminutive of the Czech word luh (i.e. 'riparian forest').[3]

Geography

Lužec nad Vltavou is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Mělník and 22 km (14 mi) north of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Vltava River.

History

The first written mention of Lužec nad Vltavou is from 1223. The almost entire village was destroyed by the 1760 fire. In 1890 and 2002, Lužec nad Vltavou was badly damaged by floods.[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 921 —     1880 1,051 +14.1% 1890 1,266 +20.5% 1900 1,139 −10.0% 1910 1,056 −7.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,133 +7.3% 1930 1,138 +0.4% 1950 985 −13.4% 1961 1,037 +5.3% 1970 1,300 +25.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,275 −1.9% 1991 1,244 −2.4% 2001 1,383 +11.2% 2011 1,399 +1.2% 2021 1,423 +1.7%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

The I/16 road (the section from Mělník to Slaný) passes through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Lužec nad Vltavou is the Church of Saint Giles. It was built in the Baroque style in 1762.[7]

Notable people

• Miloš Jiránek (1875–1911), painter, art critic and writer

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 699.
4. "Lužec nad Vltavou (Česko)" (in Czech). Středočeská vědecká knihovna v Kladně. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. "Kostel sv. Jiljí" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-01.

External links

• Official website