Dolní Loučky is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the

South Moravian Region The South Moravian Region ( cs, Jihomoravský kraj; , ; sk, Juhomoravský kraj) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia (an exception is Jobova Lhota which trad ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. Dolní Loučky lies approximately north-west of

Brno Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...

and south-east of

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

Administrative parts

The village of

Střemchoví Střemchoví is a village and administrative part of Dolní Loučky in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. 2811 Střemchoví, an asteroid, was named after this village. Notable people *Antonín Mrkos A ...

is an administrative part of Dolní Loučky.

Notable people

Antonín Mrkos Antonín Mrkos () (27 January 1918, Střemchoví – 29 May 1996, Prague) was a Czechs, Czech astronomer. Biography Mrkos entered the University in Brno in 1938. His studies were interrupted by the onset of World War II, and in 1945 he became ...

(1918–1996), astronomer

Gallery

Dolní Loučky, Orlovna.jpg, Orlovna (the gymnasium) Dolní Loučky, St. Martin's Church.jpg, Church of Saint Martin Dolní Loučky, old and new school.jpg, Old and new school

References

Villages in Brno-Country District {{SouthMoravia-geo-stub