Lukov (Teplice District)

Lukov ( German Lukow ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located eight kilometers south-east of Bílina and belongs to Okres Teplice.

Geography

Lukov located in linkselbischen part of the Bohemian Uplands. The village lies in the valley of the Lukovský creek northeast of the Hradišťany, in the north of Pařez collected ( 736 m), in the northeast of Milešovský kloc ( 674 m) and in the southeastern Táhlina (656 m) and the Lipská hora ( 688 m).

Neighboring towns are Kostomlaty pod Milešovkou in the north, Černčice in the northeast, and Milešov Páleč in the east, Medvědice, Lipa and Mrsklesy the southeast, Lhota, Skalice and Drevce in the south, southwest, and Štěpánov Mukov in the west.

History

The area was part of the settlement area of ​​the Slavic tribe of the Lemuzen. First mentioned was the place in the year 1378th Lukov belonged to the rule Bílina that earned 1495 Děpold of Lobkowicz. After the end of the Thirty Years War, the colonization of the depopulated area started by German settlers.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the villages Lukov Lukov ( Lukow ) and Štěpánov ( Stiepanow ). The municipality is divided into the Katastralbezirke Lukov u Bíliny and Štěpánov u Lukova.

Attractions

  • Chapel in Lukov
  • Hillfort of Knovízer culture, archaeological site
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