Lovečkovice

50°37′18″N 14°15′48″E / 50.62167°N 14.26333°E / 50.62167; 14.26333Country Czech RepublicRegionÚstí nad LabemDistrictLitoměřiceFirst mentioned1396Area • Total22.72 km² (8.77 sq mi)Elevation437 m (1,434 ft)Population • Total605 • Density27/km² (69/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codesWebsitewww.obecloveckovice.cz

Lovečkovice is a municipality and village in the Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Lovečkovice lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Litoměřice, 16 km (9.9 mi) east of Ústí nad Labem, and 61 km (38 mi) north of Prague.

The villages of Dolní Šebířov, Hlupice, Knínice, Levínské Petrovice, Mukařov, Náčkovice and Touchořiny are administrative parts of Lovečkovice.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,396	—
1880	2,311	−3.5%
1890	2,306	−0.2%
1900	2,153	−6.6%
1910	2,157	+0.2%
1921	2,025	−6.1%
1930	1,979	−2.3%
1950	907	−54.2%
1961	703	−22.5%
1970	661	−6.0%
1980	590	−10.7%
1991	441	−25.3%
2001	427	−3.2%
2011	477	+11.7%
2021	593	+24.3%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

The village lies in the heart of the Central Bohemian Highlands, and thus is popular with walkers and cyclists alike. The mountain Sedlo is located about 3 kilometres south of the village and offers excellent lookout points over the surrounding landscape.

A 21-metre high lookout tower has been built on a nearby unnamed knoll in 2003.^[4]

The II/240 and II/260 roads run through the village. It is served by local buses to Verneřice, Ústí nad Labem, Litoměřice and Úštěk running mostly in hourly intervals.

The Velké Březno, Verneřice & Úštěk Local Railway had a station here from its opening in 1890 until closure in 1978.^[5] The station has been reopened as a museum about the line, which is being restored by volunteers as a heritage railway.^[6]