Lutín
Municipality in Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Lutín is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants.
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Lutín | |
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Sigma Lutín factory | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Lutín Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°33′30″N 17°8′9″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Olomouc |
| First mentioned | 1234 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.20 km2 (3.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 236 m (774 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 3,132 |
| • Density | 382/km2 (989/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 783 42, 783 49 |
| Website | www |
Administrative division
Lutín consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Lutín (2,270)
- Třebčín (773)
Geography
Lutín is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) southwest of Olomouc. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Upper Morava Valley.
History
The first written mention of Lutín is from 1234. Třebčín was first mentioned in 1131. Until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, Lutín was continuously a property of the bishopric and later archbishopric in Olomouc.[3]
Demographics
Economy
Lutín has a tradition of pumpmaking industry. A pumpmaking manufacture was founded here by Ludvík Sigmund in 1868 and later became the biggest producer of pumps in the country. Since 1965, the company has been known as Sigma Lutín.[6][7] In 1966, the company became a sponsor of the club SK Sigma Olomouc.[8]
Transport
Sights
There are two protected cultural monuments in the municipality: a late Baroque statue of an angel from the 1730s and the Chapel of Saint Florian from the beginning of the 19th century.[10]
