Košťany

Town in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

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50°39′33″N 13°45′26″E / 50.65917°N 13.75722°E / 50.65917; 13.75722Country

Czech RepublicRegion Ústí nad Labem DistrictTepliceFirst mentioned1394Government

• MayorTomáš SvádaArea

• Total24.30 km² (9.38 sq mi)Elevation

250 m (820 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total3,255 • Density130/km² (350/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

417 23

Websitewww.kostany.cz

Košťany (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkoʃcanɪ]; German: Kosten) is a town in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Střelná is an administrative part of Košťany.

Etymology

Both the Czech name Košťany and the German name Kosten were derived from the old Czech word chvosten. The word chvost means literally 'tail', but in Old Czech it figuratively also meant 'thicket', 'bush'. Chvosten denoted a hill or a forest with thicket or bush.^[2]

Geography

Košťany is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Teplice and 19 km (12 mi) west of Ústí nad Labem. The southern part of the municipal territory with the built-up area lies in the Most Basin. The northern part lies in the Ore Mountains and borders Germany. The highest point is the Pramenáč mountain at 910 m (2,990 ft) above sea level. The stream of Sviní potok flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of Košťany is from 1394. In 1994, Košťany received the town status.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,155	—
1880	2,017	+74.6%
1890	2,795	+38.6%
1900	4,213	+50.7%
1910	5,291	+25.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	5,880	+11.1%
1930	6,675	+13.5%
1950	4,010	−39.9%
1961	4,521	+12.7%
1970	3,682	−18.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	3,221	−12.5%
1991	2,494	−22.6%
2001	2,627	+5.3%
2011	2,833	+7.8%
2021	3,138	+10.8%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The village of Střelná is located on the railway line Most–Moldava, but it is only in operation on weekends.

Sights

The only monument in the town is the Košťany Castle. It was built in the Historicist style at the end of the 18th century. It served as a hunting lodge of the Lobkowicz family and later as their summer residence. Between 1919 and 2010, it served as apartments. It is privately owned and inaccessible.^[6]

Twin towns – sister cities

Košťany is twinned with:^[7]

Košťany nad Turcom, Slovakia
Valaliky, Slovakia

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 325.
^ "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Košťany. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Teplice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
^ "Košťanský zpravodaj 3/2019: Den města se vydařil" (PDF) (in Czech). Město Košťany. 2019-09-12. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-08-18.