Lúka

Municipality in Slovakia

48°40′N 17°53′E / 48.667°N 17.883°E / 48.667; 17.883CountrySlovakiaRegionTrenčínDistrictNové Mesto nad VáhomFirst mentioned1426Area

• Total17.40^[2] km² (6.72^[2] sq mi)Elevation

174^[3] m (571^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total697^[1]Postal code

916 34^[3]

Area code+421 33^[3]Car plateNMWebsitewww.obecluka.sk

Lúka (Hungarian: Vágluka) is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1426. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Lúka was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 200 metres and covers an area of 17.407 km². It has a population of about 721 people.

Trivia

'Lúka' is the Slovak word for meadow.

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.