Lutín

Municipality in Olomouc, Czech Republic

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49°33′30″N 17°8′9″E / 49.55833°N 17.13583°E / 49.55833; 17.13583Country

Czech RepublicRegionOlomoucDistrictOlomoucFirst mentioned1234Area

• Total8.20 km² (3.17 sq mi)Elevation

236 m (774 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total3,214 • Density390/km² (1,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codes

783 42, 783 49

Websitewww.lutin.cz

Lutín is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Třebčín is an administrative part of Lutín.

Geography

Lutín is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) southwest of Olomouc. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Upper Morava Valley.

History

The first written mention of Lutín is from 1234. Třebčín was first mentioned in 1131. Until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, Lutín was continuously a property of the bishopric and later archbishopric in Olomouc.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	772	—
1880	841	+8.9%
1890	878	+4.4%
1900	888	+1.1%
1910	935	+5.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	975	+4.3%
1930	1,165	+19.5%
1950	1,897	+62.8%
1961	2,065	+8.9%
1970	2,356	+14.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	2,459	+4.4%
1991	3,331	+35.5%
2001	3,211	−3.6%
2011	3,103	−3.4%
2021	3,043	−1.9%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Economy

Lutín has a tradition of pumpmaking industry. A pumpmaking manufacture was founded here by Ludvík Sigmund in 1868 and later became the biggest producer of pumps in the country. Since 1965, the company has been known as Sigma Lutín.^[5]^[6] In 1966, the company became a sponsor of the club SK Sigma Olomouc.^[7]

Transport

The village of Třebčín is located on the railway line Prostějov–Červenka.^[8]

Sights

The most valuable monuments are a statue of an angel from 1788 and the Chapel of Saint Florian.^[9]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Symboly obce" (in Czech). Obec Lutín. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Olomouc" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Lutín. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
^ "History". SIGMA GROUP a.s. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
^ "Dějiny klubu" (in Czech). SK Sigma Olomouc. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
^ "Detail stanice Třebčín" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
^ "Historické památky v obci a okolí" (in Czech). Obec Lutín. Retrieved 2022-01-13.