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 (2024-01-01)
• Total	915
• 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

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

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

Demographics

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

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

Sights

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

Josef Musil (1932–2017), volleyball player

References

^ "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" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "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

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

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

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

[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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