Luková

Coordinates: 49°52′32″N 16°36′24″E / 49.87556°N 16.60667°E / 49.87556; 16.60667
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Luková
Church of Saint Margaret
Church of Saint Margaret
Flag of Luková
Coat of arms of Luková
Luková is located in Czech Republic
Luková
Luková
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°52′32″N 16°36′24″E / 49.87556°N 16.60667°E / 49.87556; 16.60667
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictÚstí nad Orlicí
First mentioned1304
Area
 • Total14.59 km2 (5.63 sq mi)
Elevation
370 m (1,210 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total765
 • Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
561 23
Websitewww.lukova.cz

Luková (German: Sichelsdorf) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Luková lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Ústí nad Orlicí, 62 km (39 mi) east of Pardubice, and 158 km (98 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Květná is an administrative part of Luková.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,120—    
18801,137+1.5%
18901,138+0.1%
19001,135−0.3%
19101,189+4.8%
19211,073−9.8%
19301,065−0.7%
1950664−37.7%
1961764+15.1%
1970749−2.0%
1980719−4.0%
1991690−4.0%
2001691+0.1%
2011682−1.3%
2021735+7.8%
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 Ústí nad Orlicí" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.