Lom (Most District)

Lom
Lom
Town
	Church of the Sacred Heart at the town square
	Flag Coat of arms
	Lom Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°36′2″N 13°39′22″E / 50.60056°N 13.65611°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Most
First mentioned	1341
Government
• Mayor	Vladimír Urban
Area
• Total	16.80 km2 (6.49 sq mi)
Elevation	294 m (965 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	3,715
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 2 (CEST)
Postal code	435 11
Website	www.mesto-lom.cz

Lom (German: Bruch) is a town in Most District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Loučná is an administrative part of Lom.

Etymology

The name literally means 'quarry'.

Geography

Lom is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Most and 27 kilometres (17 mi) west of Ústí nad Labem. The southern part of the municipal territory with the built-up area lies in the Most Basin and the northern part lies in the Ore Mountains. The highest point is the Loučná mountain at 956 m (3,136 ft) above sea level.

History

The settlement of Lom was established on the road through the Ore Mountains at the end of the 12th century. Until the 17th century, it was focused on agriculture, since then its history is closely connected with mining of iron ore and lignite.^[2]

In 1902, Lom became a market town, and in 1938, it became a town. Until 1989, the town was threatened with liquidation due to coal mining. The town gained a new perspective of survival and further development after 1989 with the decision to create a so-called protective pillar on the town's border, to limit and finally to stop further coal mining in this locality.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,148	—
1880	1,329	15.8%
1890	2,343	76.3%
1900	8,475	261.7%
1910	9,871	16.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	9,693	−1.8%
1930	10,135	4.6%
1950	6,151	−39.3%
1961	6,102	−0.8%
1970	4,861	−20.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	4,042	−16.8%
1991	3,214	−20.5%
2001	3,621	12.7%
2011	3,730	3.0%
2021	3,616	−3.1%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The I/27 road (the section from Most to Dubí) runs through the town.

Lom is located on the railway line Ústí nad Labem–Litvínov.^[5]

Sights

The main landmark of Lom is the Church of the Sacred Heart. It was built in the Neo-Renaissance style in 1888.^[6]

Other monuments and sights in Lom include a plague column with a pedestal and a relief of St. George from the 15th century, the Chapel of the Holy Trinity from the 1880s, the original mining colony from the end of the 19th century, and a conciliation cross with a crossbow relief from the 13th century.^[2]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Historie" (in Czech). Město Lom. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Lom u Mostu" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
^ "Kostel Nejsvětějšího Srdce Páně" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[history-2] "Historie" (in Czech). Město Lom. Retrieved 2021-07-09.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Detail stanice Lom u Mostu" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-07-01.

[6] "Kostel Nejsvětějšího Srdce Páně" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

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