Ludgeřovice
Municipality
Hlučínská street
Hlučínská street
Flag of Ludgeřovice
Flag
Coat of arms of Ludgeřovice
Coat of arms
Ludgeřovice is located in Czech Republic
Ludgeřovice
Ludgeřovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°55′19″N 18°6′28″E / 49.92194°N 18.10778°E / 49.92194; 18.10778
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOpava
First mentioned1303
Government
 • MayorDaniel Havlík
Area
 • Total10.83 km2 (4.18 sq mi)
Elevation
232 m (761 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total4,955
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
747 14
Websitewww.ludgerovice.cz

Ludgeřovice (German: Ludgierzowitz, 1939–1945: Ludgerstal, Polish: Ludgierzowice) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,000 inhabitants, which makes it one of the most populated Czech municipalities without the town status. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.

Geography

Ludgeřovice is located about 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of Opava. It is urbanistically merged with the Petřkovice part of the city of Ostrava in the south and with Markvartovice in the north. It lies mostly in the Opava Hilly Land. The southern forested part of the municipal territory lies in the Nízký Jeseník range and includes the highest point of Ludgeřovice at 316 m (1,037 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Ludgeřovice is from 1303.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,471—    
18801,699+15.5%
18902,073+22.0%
19002,566+23.8%
19102,780+8.3%
YearPop.±%
19213,250+16.9%
19303,916+20.5%
19504,065+3.8%
19614,544+11.8%
19704,525−0.4%
YearPop.±%
19804,603+1.7%
19914,505−2.1%
20014,595+2.0%
20114,650+1.2%
20214,827+3.8%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Sights

The main landmark of Ludgeřovice is the Church of Saint Nicholas. It was built in 1906–1907.[5]

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Ludgeřovice is twinned with:[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ↑ "Pohled do historie" (in Czech). Obec Ludgeřovice. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  3. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Opava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
  4. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ↑ "Kostel sv. Mikuláše" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  6. ↑ "Home: Partnerské obce" (in Czech). Obec Ludgeřovice. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
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