Suchá Loz
Suchá Loz | |
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![]() Church of Saint Ludmila | |
Coordinates: 48°58′12″N 17°42′50″E / 48.97000°N 17.71389°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Zlín |
District | Uherské Hradiště |
First mentioned | 1261 |
Area | |
• Total | 17.00 km2 (6.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,155 |
• Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 687 53 |
Website | www |
Suchá Loz is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
Geography
[edit]Suchá Loz is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Uherské Hradiště and 28 km (17 mi) south of Zlín. The northern part of the municipality with the built-up area lies in the Vizovice Highlands. The southern part lies in the White Carpathians mountain range. The highest point is the mountain Studený vrch at 646 m (2,119 ft) above sea level. The village is situated along the Nivnička Stream. Most of the municipality lies in the White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Suchá Loz is from 1261.[2]
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Transport
[edit]There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
[edit]The main landmark of Suchá Loz is the Church of Saint Ludmila. It is a modern church, built in 1994–1999.[5]
Suchá Loz is poor in valuable buildings. The only protected cultural monument so far is a rural house from the mid-19th century, but due to recent reconstruction it has lost its value.[6]
Mineral water
[edit]The municipality is known for its mineral water spring, which are said to have restorative properties. The existence of the spring has been known since 1580.[2]
Notable people
[edit]- Petr Gazdík (born 1974), politician, mayor of Suchá Loz in 2002–2010
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Suchá Loz. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Uherské Hradiště" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Kostel svaté Ludmily v Suché Lozi" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Suchá Loz". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
External links
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