Ludgeřovice

49°55′19″N 18°6′28″E / 49.92194°N 18.10778°E / 49.92194; 18.10778Country Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrictOpavaFirst mentioned1303Government • MayorDaniel HavlíkArea • Total10.83 km² (4.18 sq mi)Elevation232 m (761 ft)Population • Total4,955 • Density460/km² (1,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.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

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]

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

External links