Kostelní Lhota

Kostelní Lhota
Kostelní Lhota
Municipality
	Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
	Flag Coat of arms
	Kostelní Lhota Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°7′46″N 15°1′27″E / 50.12944°N 15.02417°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Nymburk
First mentioned	1354
Area
• Total	8.65 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Elevation	187 m (614 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	916
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	289 12
Website	www.kostelni-lhota.cz

Kostelní Lhota is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Geography[edit]

Kostelní Lhota is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Nymburk and 34 km (21 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Výrovka River flows along the eastern and northeastern municipal border. The Šembera River, its tributary, flows along the northwestern border.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Kostelní Lhota is from 1354.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	805	—
1880	830	+3.1%
1890	833	+0.4%
1900	816	−2.0%
1910	919	+12.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	938	+2.1%
1930	953	+1.6%
1950	836	−12.3%
1961	876	+4.8%
1970	832	−5.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	767	−7.8%
1991	715	−6.8%
2001	724	+1.3%
2011	850	+17.4%
2021	853	+0.4%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

The D11 motorway (part of the European route E67) from Prague to Hradec Králové passes through the municipality.

Sights[edit]

The main landmark of Kostelní Lhota is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1817.^[5]

Notable people[edit]

Josef Musil (1932–2017), volleyball player

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Kostelní Lhota. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Nymburk" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

External links[edit]

Official website

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

[2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Kostelní Lhota. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Nymburk" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

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