Kostelec (Tachov District)

Municipality in Plzeň, Czech Republic

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49°40′28″N 13°1′35″E / 49.67444°N 13.02639°E / 49.67444; 13.02639Country

Czech RepublicRegionPlzeňDistrictTachovFirst mentioned1352Area

• Total30.88 km² (11.92 sq mi)Elevation

482 m (1,581 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total600 • Density19/km² (50/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

330 23, 349 01

Websitewww.obeckostelec.cz

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 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

The villages of Lšelín, Nedražice, Ostrov u Stříbra, Popov and Vrhaveč are administrative parts of Kostelec.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
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]

Gallery

Centre of Kostelec
Church of Saint John the Baptist
The village of Ostrov u Stříbra

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "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.