Dolní Podluží
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dolní Podluží
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Letecký snímek části obce Dolní Podluží.jpg
| image_caption = Aerial view of Dolní Podluží
| image_flag = Flag of Dolní Podluží.png
| image_shield = Dolní Podluží CoA CZ.png
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Ústí nad Labem
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Děčín
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|50|52|48|N|14|35|43|E|display=inline,title}}
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| leader_title =
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| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1378
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 15.18
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 370
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 1173
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 407 55
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| website = {{URL|https://www.dolnipodluzi.cz/}}
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Dolní Podluží (until 1947 Dolní Grunt; {{langx|de|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.
Administrative division
Dolní Podluží consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}
- Dolní Podluží (1,089)
- Kateřina (95)
- Světliny 2.díl (1)
Geography
Dolní Podluží is located about {{convert|29|km}} northeast of Děčín and {{convert|45|km|abbr=on}} northeast of Ústí nad Labem, on the border with Germany. The northern part of the municipal territory with the built-up area lies in the Lusatian Highlands. The southern part lies in the Lusatian Mountains and in the eponymous protected landscape area. The highest point is the mountain Pěnkavčí vrch at {{convert|792|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Lužnička Stream flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Dolní Podluží is from 1485, as a village named Grunt. The village was later divided into two parts, Dolní and Horní Grunt ("Lower Grunt" and "Upper Grunt"; today Horní Podluží). Dolní Grunt is first mentioned in 1566. Between 1681 and 1850, it was a property of the Liechtenstein family as a part of the Rumburk estate.{{cite web |title=O obci|url=https://www.dolnipodluzi.cz/obec/o-obci/|publisher=Obec Dolní Podluží|language=cs|access-date=2021-07-13}}
In 1947, the municipality was renamed from Dolní Grunt to its current name.{{cite web |title=Vyhláška č. 7/1948 Sb.|url=https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/1948-7|work=Zákony pro lidi|language=cs|access-date=2023-06-12}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|2736
|1880|3178
|1890|3257
|1900|3389
|1910|3485
|1921|3212
|1930|3504
|1950|1966
|1961|1794
|1970|1616
|1980|1469
|1991|1244
|2001|1201
|2011|1128
|2021|1185
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Transport
Sights
The most valuable building of Dolní Podluží is the Church of Saint Catherine. The first church was in Dolní Podluží already in the 14th century, and in 1411 it was replaced by a new wooden building. The current brick church was built in the Renaissance style in 1548. In 1720–1734 and in the 19th century, it underwent significant reconstructions and acquired a Baroque character.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Kateřiny Sienské|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-kateriny-sienske-13396933|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-06-12}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Dolní Podluží}}
- {{official|https://www.dolnipodluzi.cz/}}
{{Děčín District}}
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