Ludgeřovice

Ludgeřovice
Ludgeřovice
Municipality
	Hlučínská street
	Flag Coat of arms
	Ludgeřovice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°55′19″N 18°6′28″E / 49.92194°N 18.10778°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Opava
First mentioned	1303
Government
• Mayor	Daniel Havlík
Area
• Total	10.83 km2 (4.18 sq mi)
Elevation	232 m (761 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	4,980
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	747 14
Website	www.ludgerovice.cz

Ludgeřovice (German: Ludgierzowitz, 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

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,471	—
1880	1,699	+15.5%
1890	2,073	+22.0%
1900	2,566	+23.8%
1910	2,780	+8.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	3,250	+16.9%
1930	3,916	+20.5%
1950	4,065	+3.8%
1961	4,544	+11.8%
1970	4,525	−0.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	4,603	+1.7%
1991	4,505	−2.1%
2001	4,595	+2.0%
2011	4,650	+1.2%
2021	4,827	+3.8%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The I/56 road from Ostrava to Opava passes through the municipality.

Sights

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

Notable people

Vladimír Coufal (born 1992), footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

Ludgeřovice is twinned with:^[6]

Putnok, Hungary
Tisovec, Slovakia

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Pohled do historie" (in Czech). Obec Ludgeřovice. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Mikuláše" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
^ "Home: Partnerské obce" (in Czech). Obec Ludgeřovice. Retrieved 2022-06-02.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Pohled do historie" (in Czech). Obec Ludgeřovice. Retrieved 2022-03-04.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[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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