Loučovice
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.
Loučovice | |
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 Church of Saint Ulrich | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Loučovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′13″N 14°15′27″E | |
| 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 (2022-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,503 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 382 76 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
The village of Nové Domky is an administrative part of Loučovice.
Geography
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Loučovice is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of Český Krumlov and 41 km (25 mi) southwest of České Budějovice. It lies on the Vltava river, in the Bohemian Forest mountains. The largest point of the municipal territory is Hvězdná with an altitude of 1,012 metres (3,320 ft).
Most of the territory lies in the Vyšebrodsko Nature Park. There are several small natural protected areas, the most valuable is the 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]
Until 1918, the location was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Bohemian district of Kaplice. A post-office was opened in August 1892, under the name Kienberg bei Hohenfurth.[3]
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]
During 1938 and 1945 the area became part of 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.[4]
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.[5]
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
- "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Loučovice. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
- "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 304, 376.
- "Kostel sv. Oldřicha" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
