Kostelec (German: Kostelzen) is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Kostelec | |
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![]() Main street | |
Coordinates: 49°40′28″N 13°1′35″E / 49.67444°N 13.02639°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Plzeň |
District | Tachov |
First mentioned | 1352 |
Area | |
• Total | 30.88 km2 (11.92 sq mi) |
Elevation | 482 m (1,581 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 600 |
• Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 330 23, 349 01 |
Website | www |
Kostelec lies approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) south-east of Tachov, 27 km (17 mi) west of Plzeň, and 111 km (69 mi) south-west of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Lšelín, Nedražice, Ostrov u Stříbra, Popov and Vrhaveč are administrative parts of Kostelec.
Demographics
editYear | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 1,367 | — |
1880 | 1,432 | +4.8% |
1890 | 1,431 | −0.1% |
1900 | 1,411 | −1.4% |
1910 | 1,451 | +2.8% |
1921 | 1,440 | −0.8% |
1930 | 1,300 | −9.7% |
1950 | 518 | −60.2% |
1961 | 588 | +13.5% |
1970 | 584 | −0.7% |
1980 | 520 | −11.0% |
1991 | 474 | −8.8% |
2001 | 533 | +12.4% |
2011 | 488 | −8.4% |
2021 | 605 | +24.0% |
Source: Censuses[2][3] |
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Tachov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Kostelec (Tachov District).