Louka is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Louka | |
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 Main street | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Louka Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°54′55″N 17°29′21″E / 48.91528°N 17.48917°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Hodonín |
| First mentioned | 1378 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.50 km2 (3.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 247 m (810 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 935 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 696 76 |
| Website | www |
Louka, a part of traditional ethnographic region Horňácko, lies approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of Hodonín, 71 km (44 mi) south-east of Brno, and 257 km (160 mi) south-east of Prague.
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 722 | — |
| 1880 | 734 | +1.7% |
| 1890 | 753 | +2.6% |
| 1900 | 874 | +16.1% |
| 1910 | 890 | +1.8% |
| 1921 | 1,004 | +12.8% |
| 1930 | 1,070 | +6.6% |
| 1950 | 1,035 | −3.3% |
| 1961 | 1,185 | +14.5% |
| 1970 | 1,147 | −3.2% |
| 1980 | 1,140 | −0.6% |
| 1991 | 1,063 | −6.8% |
| 2001 | 1,045 | −1.7% |
| 2011 | 967 | −7.5% |
| 2021 | 877 | −9.3% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Hodonín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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