Dolní Lutyně | |||
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Village | |||
Saint John the Baptist Church
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Location in the Czech Republic | |||
Coordinates: 49°53′58″N 18°25′15″E / 49.89944°N 18.42083°E | |||
Country | Czech Republic | ||
Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
District | Karviná | ||
First mentioned | 1305 | ||
Village parts |
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Government | |||
• Mayor | Pavel Buzek | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 24.88 km2 (9.61 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 202 m (663 ft) | ||
Population (2006) | |||
• Total | 4,787 | ||
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) | ||
Postal code | 735 53 | ||
Website | http://www.dolnilutyne.org/ |
Dolní Lutyně , (German: Deutsch Leuten or Nieder Leuten, Polish: Lutynia Dolna ) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, near the border with Poland, south of the Olza River. The village of Věřňovice (Wierzniowice) is administratively a part of Dolní Lutyně. The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
The village of Lutyně was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Luthina LXXI) mansi. It meant that the village was supposed to pay tithe from 71 greater lans. The village could have been founded by Benedictine monks from an Orlová abbey and also it could a part of a larger settlement campaign taking place in the late 13th century on the territory of what will be later known as Upper Silesia.