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Lužice (Most District)

Municipality in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

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50°29′30″N 13°45′15″E / 50.49167°N 13.75417°E / 50.49167; 13.75417Country

Czech RepublicRegion Ústí nad Labem DistrictMostFirst mentioned1226Area

• Total8.80 km² (3.40 sq mi)Elevation

245 m (804 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total580 • Density66/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

435 24

Websitewww.luzice.eu

Lužice (German: Luschitz) is a municipality and village in Most District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Lužice lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Most, 28 km (17 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 66 km (41 mi) north-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The village of Svinčice is an administrative part of Lužice.

History

The first written mention of Lužice is from 1226, Svinčice is mentioned already in 1207. Existence of the Church of Saint Augustine is documented in the 14th century.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	453	—
1880	506	+11.7%
1890	486	−4.0%
1900	489	+0.6%
1910	518	+5.9%
1921	550	+6.2%
1930	582	+5.8%
1950	373	−35.9%
1961	391	+4.8%
1970	334	−14.6%
1980	310	−7.2%
1991	424	+36.8%
2001	422	−0.5%
2011	450	+6.6%
2021	548	+21.8%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Lužice. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Most" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.