Ludkovice

Ludkovice ( German Ludkowitz, formerly Lutkowitz ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located three kilometers north-west of Luhačovice and belongs to Okres Zlín.

Geography

Ludkovice is located in the southwest of Vizovice mountain country. The village is located creek below the mouth of the creek Březůvecký creek in the valley of Ludkovický. To the north rise the Obersky ( 483 m) and Čertův kámen (542 m ) in the north- east, the Brda (600 m), Baba ( 635 m), Komonec ( 672 m) and Větrník (432 m ) east of the Obora ( 386 m ), in the southwest of Kopec ( 337 m ) west of the Za Dvorem (410 m) and in the northwest of the Kamenec ( 394 m) and the Kamenná ( 483 m). At the northern end of the village there is the dam Ludkovice.

Neighboring towns are Březůvky, Ve Stráních, Na lysis and Pradlisko in the north, Řetechov and Pozlovice in the northeast, Niva and Pražská čtvrť in the east, Luhačovice the southeast, Horni Dvůr and Biskupice in the south, Dobrkovice the southwest, Kaňovice and Velky Ořechov in the west and Hrivinuv Újezd ​​Krasnovy and Doubravy in the northwest,

History

The first written mention of the village has Lytkowicze 1412 as part of Eliska Světlovská von Sternberg associated rule Světlov. 1437 the site was designated as Litkowicz. In the power struggle between George of Podiebrad and Matthias Corvinus the castles Světlov and Engelberg, were destroyed. As a new seat of government of the country was Ctibor Stone, who led the predicate " of Morawan " (z Moravan ), the castle Nový Světlov build 1480-1500 with Bojkovice. Since 1498 the name form Lidkovicze was used. 1563 overwrote Kateřina of Vlčnov the reign of her nephew Frederick Tettauer Tettau. After his death in 1577, inherited his brother Burian the whole property, including Ludkowicz. This, as well as his sons, Wenzel and William, their existing debt from the dominions Světlov and Sehradice increasingly possession. In 1580 the village Lydkowitz and Lydkowicz was called. 1592 bought Veit Bardodejsky of Bardodej Lydkowitz of Wenceslas Tettauer and hit the village of his reign Luhačovice to. 1629 acquired by the Counts Serényi the rule. In 1633 the village was ravaged by the Turks in 1663 fell again the Turks in Ludkovice and massacred 45 inhabitants. Another spelling of the place name Lytkowicz (1670 ), Lykowitz (1718 ), Lytkowitz ( 1720) and Ludkowitz (1751 ) have survived. The oldest town seal shows a heart and bears the inscription Obeczni peczet diediny Lutzkowice. 1824 village school was established in Ludkovice, before the lessons were held in Pozlovice. After the fire of 1845 the school building was rebuilt. Until the mid-19th century Ludkowice / Ludkowitz remained the rule Luhačovice submissive.

After the abolition of patrimonial Ludkowice formed in 1850 a municipality in the district administration and the judicial district of the Uherský Brod. From 1872, the town was referred to as Ludkovice and 1881 as Lidkovice. In 1910 a new school building was inaugurated. As of 1960, the village belonged to Okres Gottwaldov, the back bears the name Okres Zlín after the political changes since 1990. At the beginning of 1980 was Pradlisko umgemeindet Luhačovice after Ludkovice.

Local structure

The municipality consists of the villages Ludkovice Ludkovice and Pradlisko, the settlements Na lysis and Ve Stráních and the monolayer Pod Oberským, Ve Slatinách, Pod strání and Ve Žlébku.

Attractions

• Betsäule at the house No. 112, built in 1692
• Betsäule at the crossroads north-east of the village, built in 1719. Was admixed to the course of road construction in the 10 m to the road to Luhačovice. The place is a legend about a knight is connected without a head, which rides at the midnight hour to the image of Mary "Well Jankovém ".
• Stone cross on the village square created, 1761
• Chapel
• Trinkwassertalsperre Ludkovice