Louka (Hodonín District)

Louka is a village and municipality (obec) in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.

Louka
Municipality
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Louka
Coordinates: 48°55′6″N 17°29′19″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictHodonín
Area
  Total9.54 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
Elevation
375 m (1,230 ft)
Population
 (2008)
  Total1,015
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Postal code
696 76
Websitehttp://www.obeclouka.cz/

The municipality covers an area of 9.54 square kilometres (3.68 sq mi), and has a population of 1,015 (as at 1 January 2008).

Louka, a part of traditional ethnographic region Horňácko, lies approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of Hodonín, 71 km (44 mi) south-east of Brno, and 257 km (160 mi) south-east of Prague.

In this village few independent villager not professional artists started to decorate the houses of the village with a blue paint on the white walls. The last one is Anežka (Agnes) Kašpárková.

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