Loučka (Vsetín District)

Loučka
Church of the Good Shepherd
Loučka
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°26′19″N 17°49′58″E / 49.43861°N 17.83278°E / 49.43861; 17.83278
Country Czech Republic
RegionZlín
DistrictVsetín
First mentioned1307
Area
 • Total
6.89 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Elevation
410 m (1,350 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
770
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
756 44
Websitewww.obecloucka.cz

Loučka (German: Lauczka) is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Loučka lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Vsetín, 26 km (16 mi) north-east of Zlín, and 256 km (159 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Loučka (665)
  • Lázy (127)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869753—    
1880775+2.9%
1890805+3.9%
1900822+2.1%
1910872+6.1%
1921840−3.7%
1930854+1.7%
1950955+11.8%
1961980+2.6%
1970864−11.8%
1980820−5.1%
1991750−8.5%
2001743−0.9%
2011730−1.7%
2021792+8.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  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.