Louňovice
Louňovice | |
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| Coordinates: 49°58′56″N 14°45′43″E / 49.98222°N 14.76194°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Prague-East |
| First mentioned | 1407 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.43 km2 (1.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 437 m (1,434 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,296 |
| • Density | 293/km2 (758/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 251 62 |
| Website | www |
Louňovice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Louň, meaning "the village of Louň's people". In the oldest documents, the personal name was written as Lúň and the name of the village as Lúňovice.[2]
Geography
Louňovice is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 498 m (1,634 ft) above sea level. The stream Jevanský potok flows through the municipality and supplies two fishponds there, called Louňovák and Pařez. A small part of the Voděradské bučiny National Nature Reserve extends into the municipality in the south.
History
The first written mention of Louňovice is from 1407. According to archaeological research, a settlement existed here as early as the first half of the 13th century.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
The I/2 road from Prague to Kutná Hora and Pardubice passes through the municipality.
Sights
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6]
A tourist destination is the small open-air museum Kamenický skanzen. The museum documents the historical connection of Louňovice and the surrounding villages with granite mining and presents the craft of stonemasonry and granite products.[7] The cornerstone of the National Theatre in Prague comes from Louňovice, which commemorates a small monument.[8]
References
- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in čeština). pp. 675–676.
- ↑ "Ze života obce: Setkání pamětníků". Louňovický zpravodaj (in čeština). Obec Louňovice. September 2015. p. 6. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Louňovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ↑ "Kamenický skanzen" (in čeština). Obec Louňovice. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ↑ "Základní kámen Národního divadla pochází z Louňovic. Osobnosti na něj poklepaly před 150 lety" (in čeština). Czech Radio. 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
External links
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- Villages in Prague-East District