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Lúka
Lúka
Municipality
	Modern church in Lúka
	Lúka Location of Lúka in the Trenčín Region Lúka Lúka (Slovakia)
	Coordinates: 48°40′N 17°53′E / 48.667°N 17.883°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín
District	Nové Mesto nad Váhom
First mentioned	1426
Area
• Total	17.40 km2 (6.72 sq mi)
Elevation	174 m (571 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	697
Postal code	916 34
Area code	+421 33
Car plate	NM
Website	www.obecluka.sk

Lúka (Hungarian: Vágluka) is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1426. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Lúka was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 200 metres and covers an area of 17.407 km². It has a population of about 721 people.

'Lúka' is the Slovak word for meadow.

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