Dolní Podluží

Dolní Podluží, until 1947 Dolní Grund (German: Niedergrund) is a municipality and village in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Dolní Podluží
Aerial view of Dolní Podluží
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Dolní Podluží
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°52′48″N 14°35′43″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictDěčín
First mentioned1378
Area
  Total15.15 km2 (5.85 sq mi)
Elevation
370 m (1,210 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
  Total1,190
  Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
407 55
Websitewww.dolnipodluzi.cz

Dolní Podluží lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) north-east of Děčín, 46 km (29 mi) north-east of Ústí nad Labem, and 89 km (55 mi) north of Prague.

History

Until 1918, the municipality was a part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Rumburg (Rumburk) District, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[2]

The municipality name changed from Niedergrund bei Warnsdorf in Niedergrund a.d. Böhmische Nordbahn in May 1883.

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967



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