Košťany

Košťany
Košťany
Town
	Mírové Square
	Flag Coat of arms
	Košťany Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°39′33″N 13°45′26″E / 50.65917°N 13.75722°ECoordinates: 50°39′33″N 13°45′26″E / 50.65917°N 13.75722°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Teplice
First mentioned	1394
Government
• Mayor	Tomáš Sváda
Area
• Total	24.30 km2 (9.38 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population (2022-01-01)
• Total	3,190
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	417 23
Website	www.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 3,200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Střelná is an administrative part of Košťany.

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 peak is Pramenáč at 909 metres (2,982 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Košťany is from 1394. In 1994 Košťany received the town status.^[2]

Twin towns – sister cities

Košťany is twinned with:^[3]

Košťany nad Turcom, Slovakia
Valaliky, Slovakia

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
^ "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Košťany. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
^ "Košťanský zpravodaj 3/2019: Den města se vydařil" (PDF) (in Czech). Město Košťany. 2019-09-12. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-08-18.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.

[2] "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Košťany. Retrieved 2021-07-15.

[3] "Košťanský zpravodaj 3/2019: Den města se vydařil" (PDF) (in Czech). Město Košťany. 2019-09-12. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-08-18.

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