Lužany (Plzeň-South District)

Lužany
Municipality
Lužany Castle
Lužany Castle
Flag of Lužany
Flag
Coat of arms of Lužany
Coat of arms
Lužany is located in Czech Republic
Lužany
Lužany
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°32′48″N 13°18′57″E / 49.54667°N 13.31583°E / 49.54667; 13.31583
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictPlzeň-South
First mentioned1175
Area
 • Total
9.44 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Elevation
358 m (1,175 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
683
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
334 01, 334 54
Websitewww.obec-luzany.cz

Lužany is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Lužany lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south of Plzeň and 100 km (62 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative division

Lužany consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Lužany (453)
  • Dlouhá Louka (122)
  • Zelená Hora (20)
  • Zelené (62)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869810—    
18801,027+26.8%
1890967−5.8%
1900927−4.1%
1910997+7.6%
1921971−2.6%
19301,079+11.1%
1950927−14.1%
1961862−7.0%
1970848−1.6%
1980731−13.8%
1991665−9.0%
2001673+1.2%
2011617−8.3%
2021657+6.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  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.
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