Luková

Municipality in Pardubice, Czech Republic

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49°52′32″N 16°36′24″E / 49.87556°N 16.60667°E / 49.87556; 16.60667Country

Czech RepublicRegionPardubiceDistrict Ústí nad OrlicíFirst mentioned1304Area

• Total14.59 km² (5.63 sq mi)Elevation

370 m (1,210 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total755 • Density52/km² (130/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

The village of Květná is an administrative part of Luková.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,120	—
1880	1,137	+1.5%
1890	1,138	+0.1%
1900	1,135	−0.3%
1910	1,189	+4.8%
1921	1,073	−9.8%
1930	1,065	−0.7%
1950	664	−37.7%
1961	764	+15.1%
1970	749	−2.0%
1980	719	−4.0%
1991	690	−4.0%
2001	691	+0.1%
2011	682	−1.3%
2021	735	+7.8%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Ústí nad Orlicí" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.