Suchá Loz is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Geography

Suchá Loz is located about southeast of Uherské Hradiště and south of Zlín. The northern part of the municipality with the built-up area lies in the Vizovice Highlands. The southern part lies in the White Carpathians mountain range. The highest point is the mountain Studený vrch at above sea level. The village is situated along the Nivnička Stream. Most of the municipality lies in the White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Suchá Loz is from 1261.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Suchá Loz is the Church of Saint Ludmila. It is a modern church, built in 1994–1999. Suchá Loz is poor in valuable buildings. The only protected cultural monument so far is a rural house from the mid-19th century, but due to recent reconstruction it has lost its value.

Mineral water

The municipality is known for its mineral water spring, which are said to have restorative properties. The existence of the spring has been known since 1580.

Notable people

Petr Gazdík Petr Gazdík (born 26 June 1974) is a Czech politician who has been member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2010. He served as Minister of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic in the Cabinet of Petr Fiala from December 2021 to June ...

(born 1974), politician, mayor of Suchá Loz in 2002–2010

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sucha Loz Villages in Uherské Hradiště District Moravian Slovakia