Louka (Hodonín District)

Louka
Main street
Main street
Flag of Louka
Coat of arms of Louka
Louka is located in Czech Republic
Louka
Louka
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°54′55″N 17°29′21″E / 48.91528°N 17.48917°E / 48.91528; 17.48917
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictHodonín
First mentioned1378
Area
 • Total9.50 km2 (3.67 sq mi)
Elevation
247 m (810 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total935
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
696 76
Websitewww.obeclouka.cz

Louka is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Louka, a part of traditional ethnographic region Horňácko, lies approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of Hodonín, 71 km (44 mi) south-east of Brno, and 257 km (160 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869722—    
1880734+1.7%
1890753+2.6%
1900874+16.1%
1910890+1.8%
19211,004+12.8%
19301,070+6.6%
19501,035−3.3%
19611,185+14.5%
19701,147−3.2%
19801,140−0.6%
19911,063−6.8%
20011,045−1.7%
2011967−7.5%
2021877−9.3%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Hodonín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.