Dolní Loučky is a municipality and village in
Brno-Country District
Brno-Country District () is a Okres, district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Brno. The most populated town of the district is Kuřim. The district is made up of 187 municipalities, which is the highes ...
in the
South Moravian Region
The South Moravian Region (; , ; ), or just South Moravia, is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia. The region's capital is Brno, th ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.
Dolní Loučky lies approximately north-west of
Brno
Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...
and south-east of
Prague
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...
.
Administrative division
Dolní Loučky consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Dolní Loučky (1,103)
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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 (1918� ...
(173)
Demographics
Notable people
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Antonín Mrkos
Antonín Mrkos () (27 January 1918 – 29 May 1996) was a 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 a staff member at the Skalna ...
(1918–1996), astronomer
Sights
The main landmark of Dolní Loučky is the Church of Saint Martin. It is a Gothic building.
References
External links
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Villages in Brno-Country District
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