Luhačovice

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Luhačovice

Town

Flag	Coat of arms

Country

Commune

Luhačovice

Elevation

253 m (830 ft)

Area

32.99 km² (12.74 sq mi)

Population

5,500

Density

167 /km² (433 /sq mi)

First mentioned

1412

Mayor

František Hubáček

Timezone

CET (UTC+1)

- summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

763 26

Location in the Czech Republic

Wikimedia Commons: Luhačovice

Statistics: statnisprava.cz

Website: www.luhacovice.cz/

Luhačovice (IPA: [ˈlʊɦatʃovɪtsɛ]; German: Luhatschowitz) is a spa town in the Zlín Region, Czech Republic. It is located at around 49°6′0″N, 17°46′0″E The City of Luhačovice lies in the south-eastern part of the Czech Republic, in the Zlín district. It occupies a valley, whose elevation is a minimum of 250m above sea level. The north-western edge of the valley is formed by the slopes of Malé Kamenné, the south-eastern part is formed by the forested Obětové peak (511 m above sea level), the southern section of the vale is surrounded by the hills Velké Kamenné (385 m), Solné (451 m), Zálužné (446m), Lužné (428 m) and Ovčírny (429m). All of these hills are part of the Vizovické vrchoviny (The Vizovice Heights) and the Bílý Karpat (The White Carpathians). The highest peak in the Luhačovice area is Komonec, 672 m above sea level. The eastern and south-eastern sections of the Luhačovice vicinity are part of the Chráněné krajinné oblasti Bílé Karpaty (The White Carpathian Protected Scenic Region).

Spa Luhačovice is the largest Moravian spa with a long tradition of spa treatment for respiratory tract, digestive organs, diabetes, and kinetic apparatus dysfunction. Famed are the natural medicinal springs, favourable climactic conditions and pleasant surroundings, in which beautiful nature is wed with typical architecture. Here you can treat illnesses of the respiratory tract, digestive organs, metabolic dyfunction and dysfunctions of the kinetic organs