Luká

49°38′57″N 16°56′50″E / 49.64917°N 16.94722°E / 49.64917; 16.94722Country Czech RepublicRegionOlomoucDistrictOlomoucFirst mentioned1313Area • Total14.84 km² (5.73 sq mi)Elevation483 m (1,585 ft)Population • Total903 • Density61/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.obec-luka.cz

Luká (German: Luk) is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

The villages of Březina, Javoříčko, Ješov, Střemeníčko and Veselíčko are administrative parts of Luká.

Luká is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Olomouc. It lies in the Zábřeh Highlands. The highest point is at 560 m (1,840 ft) above sea level. The Javoříčka stream originates near the village and then flows to the north. The Šumice stream also originates here and then flows to the south.

Luká's climate is classified as humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Among them, the annual average temperature is 8.1 °C (46.6 °F), the hottest month in July is 18.2 °C (64.8 °F), and the coldest month is −2.2 °C (28.0 °F) in January. The annual precipitation is 605.6 millimetres (23.84 in), of which July is the wettest with 86.2 millimetres (3.39 in), while February is the driest with only 26.3 millimetres (1.04 in). The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from −27.3 °C (−17.1 °F) on 13 January 1987 to 35.7 °C (96.3 °F) on 20 August 2012.

The first written mention of Luká is from 1313.^[3]

On 5 May 1945, the hamlet of Javoříčko was burned down by the SS and all 38 men were shot dead.^[3][4]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,476 —     1880 1,394 −5.6% 1890 1,471 +5.5% 1900 1,502 +2.1% 1910 1,358 −9.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,389 +2.3% 1930 1,330 −4.2% 1950 944 −29.0% 1961 1,015 +7.5% 1970 985 −3.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 932 −5.4% 1991 809 −13.2% 2001 764 −5.6% 2011 800 +4.7% 2021 846 +5.8%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

An important monument is the memorial to the victims of World War II in Javoříčko. It is a memorial area that commemorated the massacre of the inhabitants and the destruction of the village of Javoříčko at the end of World War II. The memorial area comprises a park and a memorial called Vítězství ("Victory") It is protected as a national cultural monument.^[7]