Luká () is a municipality and village in
Olomouc District
Olomouc District () is a district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Olomouc.
Administrative division
Olomouc District is divided into four administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: ...
in the
Olomouc Region
Olomouc Region (; , ; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia (''Morava'') and in a small part of the historical region of Czech Silesia (''České Sl ...
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 900 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Luká consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Luká (529)
*Březina (22)
*Javoříčko (42)
*Ješov (153)
*Střemeníčko (74)
*Veselíčko (26)
Geography
Luká is located about west of
Olomouc
Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region.
Located on the Morava (rive ...
. It lies in the
Zábřeh Highlands. The highest point is at above sea level. The Javoříčka stream originates near the village and then flows to the north. The Šumice stream also originates here and then flows to the south.
Climate
Luká's climate is classified as
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...
(
Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...
''Dfb''). Among them, the annual average temperature is , the hottest month in July is , and the coldest month is in January. The annual precipitation is , of which July is the wettest with , while February is the driest with only . The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from on 13 January 1987 to on 20 August 2012.
History
The first written mention of Luká is from 1313.
On 5 May 1945, the hamlet of Javoříčko was burned down by the
SS and all 38 men were shot dead.
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Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
An important monument is the memorial to the victims of World War II in Javoříčko. It is a memorial area that commemorated the massacre of the inhabitants and the destruction of the village of Javoříčko at the end of World War II. The memorial area comprises a park and a memorial called ''Vítězství'' ("Victory") It is protected as a national cultural monument.
References
External links
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Villages in Olomouc District