Loučná nad Desnou

Loučná nad Desnou
Municipality

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Loučná nad Desnou
Coordinates: 50°4′11″N 17°5′29″E / 50.06972°N 17.09139°E / 50.06972; 17.09139Coordinates: 50°4′11″N 17°5′29″E / 50.06972°N 17.09139°E / 50.06972; 17.09139
Country  Czech Republic
Region Olomouc
District Šumperk
Area
  Total 94.29 km2 (36.41 sq mi)
Elevation 450 m (1,480 ft)
Population (2006)
  Total 1,903
  Density 20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Postal code 788 11 to 788 12
Website http://www.loucna-nad-desnou.cz

Loučná nad Desnou (formerly Vízmberk, German: Wiesenberg) is a village and municipality (obec) in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 94.29 square kilometres (36.41 sq mi), and has a population of 1,903 (as at 28 August 2006).

Loučná nad Desnou lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Šumperk, 55 km (34 mi) north of Olomouc, and 191 km (119 mi) east of Prague.

It was the birthplace of Alfred Brendel.

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