Košťany (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkoʃcanɪ]; German: Kosten) is a town in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,200 inhabitants.
Košťany | |
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 Mírové Square | |
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  Košťany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°39′33″N 13°45′26″E / 50.65917°N 13.75722°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Teplice |
| First mentioned | 1394 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tomáš Sváda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.30 km2 (9.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,238 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 417 23 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Střelná is an administrative part of Košťany.
Etymology
editBoth the Czech name Košťany and the German name Kosten were derived from the old Czech word chvosten. The word chvost literally means 'tail', but in Old Czech it figuratively also meant 'thicket', 'bush'. Chvosten denoted a hill or a forest with thicket or bush.[2]
Geography
editKošťany is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Teplice and 19 km (12 mi) west of Ústí nad Labem. The southern part of the municipal territory with the built-up area lies in the Most Basin. The northern part lies in the Ore Mountains and borders Germany. The highest point is the Pramenáč mountain at 910 m (2,990 ft) above sea level. The stream of Sviní potok flows through the town.
History
editThe first written mention of Košťany is from 1394. In 1994, Košťany received the town status.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe village of Střelná is located on the railway line Most–Moldava, but the line is only in operation on weekends.
Sights
editThe only monument in the town is the Košťany Castle. It was built in the Historicist style at the end of the 18th century. It served as a hunting lodge of the Lobkowicz family and later as their summer residence. Between 1919 and 2010, it served as apartments. It is privately owned and inaccessible.[6]
Twin towns – sister cities
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Košťany nad Turcom, Slovakia- Valaliky, Slovakia
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 325.
- ^ "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Košťany. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ "Košťanský zpravodaj 3/2019: Den města se vydařil" (PDF) (in Czech). Město Košťany. 2019-09-12. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
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