Ludgeřovice (german: Ludgierzowitz, 1939–45: ''Ludgerstal'', pl, Ludgierzowice) is a municipality and village in
Opava District in the
Moravian-Silesian Region 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 4,900 inhabitants and it is one of the
most populated Czech municipalities without the town status. It is part of the historic
Hlučín Region
Hlučín Region ( cs, Hlučínsko, german: Hultschiner Ländchen, pl, Ziemia hulczyńska) is a historically significant part of Czech Silesia, now part of the Moravian-Silesian Region in the Czech Republic. It is named after its largest town, Hlu ...
.
History
The first written mention of Ludgeřovice is from 1303.
Notable people
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Vladimír Coufal
Vladimír Coufal (; born 22 August 1992) is a Czech professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Premier League club West Ham United F.C., West Ham United and the Czech Republic nation ...
(born 1992), footballer
Twin towns – sister cities
Ludgeřovice is
twinned with:
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Putnok, Hungary
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Tisovec
Tisovec ( hu, Tiszolc, german: Theissholz or ''Theissholcz'', Latin: ''Taxovia'') is a town in central Slovakia. Its population is around 4,000.
Location and landscape
Tisovec is situated in the valley of the river Rimava, at the foot of th ...
, Slovakia
References
External links
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Villages in Opava District
Hlučín Region
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