Lužice
View from the southeast
View from the southeast
Flag of Lužice
Coat of arms of Lužice
Lužice is located in Czech Republic
Lužice
Lužice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°29′30″N 13°45′15″E / 50.49167°N 13.75417°E / 50.49167; 13.75417
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictMost
First mentioned1226
Area
  Total8.80 km2 (3.40 sq mi)
Elevation
245 m (804 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
  Total575
  Density65/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

Dilapidated Church of Saint Augustine

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]

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Lužice. Retrieved 2021-07-09.


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