Lovečkovice is a municipality and village in

Litoměřice District Litoměřice District () is a Okres, district in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Litoměřice. Administrative division Litoměřice District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Munici ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Lovečkovice consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Lovečkovice (268) *Dolní Šebířov (20) *Hlupice (9) *Knínice (61) *Levínské Petrovice (23) *Mukařov (66) *Náčkovice (56) *Touchořiny (90)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Loveček, meaning "the village of Loveček's people".

Geography

Lovečkovice is located about northeast of

Litoměřice Litoměřice (; ) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation. The town is the seat of the Roman C ...

and east of

Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction. ...

. It lies in the

Central Bohemian Uplands The Central Bohemian Uplands (also known as Central Bohemian Highlands; , ) is a highland and Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic, geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Ústí nad Labem Region. ...

and within the České středohoří Protected Landscape Area. The highest point is at above sea level. The stream Luční potok originates here and flows across the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Lovečkovice is from 1396. The village was a part of the Zahořany estate and shared its owners. From the beginning of the 17th century, the estate was owned by the

Kinsky The House of Kinsky (formerly Vchynští, sg. ''Vchynský'' in Czech; later (in modern Czech) Kinští, sg. ''Kinský''; ) is a prominent Bohemian noble family originating in the Kingdom of Bohemia. During the Thirty Years' War, the Kinsky fam ...

family.

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

In Levínské Petrovice is a chapel with a belfry. It is a wooden building with a brick foundation. Built probably at the end of the 18th century, it is a belfry typical of this region. In Mukařov is a Gothic bell tower, which is a remnant of a church from the 14th century. The church disappeared in the 18th century. A landmark in the centre of Náčkovice is a Baroque chapel. It was built in 1748 and restored in 1855. An observation tower called ''Víťova rozhledna'' was built on a unnamed knoll near Náčkovice in 2003. It is high and the viewing platform is at a height of . The

Velké Březno Velké Březno () is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants. Administrative division Velké Březno consists of two municipal parts (in brackets ...

–Lovečkovice railway had a station here from its opening in 1890 until closure in 1978. The track was unique due to its elevation, which replicates the terrain as much as possible. Today the track is protected as a technical monument. The station has been reopened as a museum about the line, which is being restored by volunteers as a heritage railway.

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