Kostelec u Křížků

Kostelec u Křížků
Rotunda and Church of Saint Martin
Kostelec u Křížků
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°54′26″N 14°33′26″E / 49.90722°N 14.55722°E / 49.90722; 14.55722
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPrague-East
Founded922
Area
 • Total
4.10 km2 (1.58 sq mi)
Elevation
411 m (1,348 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
770
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
251 68
Websitewww.kostelecukrizku.cz

Kostelec u Křížků is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

History

The settlement was founded here in 922. In 992, the construction of the Romanesque rotunda of the Church of Saint Martin began, and finished in 1151.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869447—    
1880344−23.0%
1890366+6.4%
1900359−1.9%
1910405+12.8%
1921412+1.7%
1930369−10.4%
1950354−4.1%
1961339−4.2%
1970367+8.3%
1980386+5.2%
1991381−1.3%
2001439+15.2%
2011583+32.8%
2021792+35.8%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Kostelec u Křížků. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  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.