Kostelní Lhota
Kostelní Lhota | |
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![]() Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | |
Coordinates: 50°7′46″N 15°1′27″E / 50.12944°N 15.02417°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Central Bohemian |
District | Nymburk |
First mentioned | 1354 |
Area | |
• Total | 8.65 km2 (3.34 sq mi) |
Elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 915 |
• Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 289 12 |
Website | www |
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
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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 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "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
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