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Ludvíkov

Coordinates: 50°6′27″N 17°20′32″E / 50.10750°N 17.34222°E / 50.10750; 17.34222
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Ludvíkov
Municipality
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Coordinates: 50°6′27″N 17°20′32″E / 50.10750°N 17.34222°E / 50.10750; 17.34222
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictBruntál
First mentioned1672
Area
 • Total
21.12 km2 (8.15 sq mi)
Elevation
620 m (2,030 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
272
 • Density12.9/km2 (33.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
793 26
Websitewww.obecludvikov.cz

Ludvíkov (German: Ludwigsthal) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. It lies in the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range.

Geography

Ludvíkov is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) northwest of Bruntál and 57 km (35 mi) north of Olomouc. It lies in the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range. The highest point is the mountain Žárový vrch at 1,101 m (3,612 ft) above sea level. The Střední Opava stream, which is the source of the Opava River, flows along the western and northern municipal border. The Bílá Opava flows through the Ludvíkov village and joins the Střední Opava just outside the territory of Ludvíkov.

History

The first written mention of the locality is from 1672, when Johann Caspar von Ampringen, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, founded here the first iron works and workers began to build houses here. However, the village was officially founded only in 1701 by the Grand Master Francis Louis of Palatinate-Neuburg. The main livelihood of the inhabitants was metallurgy. Until World War II, the village was predominantly German-speaking. After the German-speaking population was expelled in 1945, the village was resettled by Czechs, Slovaks and to a small extent by Romanians.[2][3]

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Ludvíkov is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the Baroque style in 1720. The interior is decorated with Rococo paintings.[3][6]

Fürstenwalde is a ruin of a castle on the mountain Zámecká hora at 854 m (2,802 ft) above sea level, located north of the village. It is among the castles with the highest altitude in the Czech Republic. It was first mentioned in 1348 and was built shortly before this year. It was destroyed at the end of the 15th century. Only the foundations of the walls and the tower-like palace have survived to this day.[7]

The third cultural monument of Ludvíkov is the house No. 30. It is a rural house from the end of the 18th century, a typical example of the vernacular architecture of the region (so-called East-Sudeten architecture).[8]

A landmark in the centre of the village is a chapel, built in 1923 as a memorial to the victims of World War I.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ Janeček, Karel (2009-12-17). "Obecní kronika promluvila zažloutlými listy". Deník.cz (in čeština). Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "O obci" (in čeština). Obec Ludvíkov. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  4. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Kostel Navštívení Panny Marie" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  7. ↑ "Zřícenina hradu Fürstenwalde" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  8. ↑ "Venkovský dům" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
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