Lužnice is a Slavic toponym, derived from the root ''lug'' (Proto-Slavic *lǫgъ), meaning
lye
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and
meadow
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. It may refer to several place names:
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Lužnice (river)
The Lužnice (; german: Lainsitz) is a river in the Czech Republic (204 km) starting in Austria (4 km). It flows into the Vltava river in Týn nad Vltavou (approximately 50 km north of České Budějovice). The river drains 4,226 sq ...
, Czech Republic and Austria
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Lužnice, Kragujevac, Serbia
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Lužnice (Jindřichův Hradec District), Czech Republic
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