Nový Kostel

Nový Kostel
Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Nový Kostel
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°13′2″N 12°26′43″E / 50.21722°N 12.44528°E / 50.21722; 12.44528
Country Czech Republic
RegionKarlovy Vary
DistrictCheb
First mentioned1714
Area
 • Total
43.68 km2 (16.86 sq mi)
Elevation
486 m (1,594 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
543
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
351 36
Websitewww.novy-kostel.cz

Nový Kostel (German: Neukirchen) is a municipality and village in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Nový Kostel consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Nový Kostel (271)
  • Božetín (32)
  • Čižebná (33)
  • Horka (17)
  • Hrzín (57)
  • Kopanina (44)
  • Mlýnek (4)
  • Spálená (28)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18693,700—    
18803,521−4.8%
18903,220−8.5%
19003,156−2.0%
19103,057−3.1%
19212,916−4.6%
19303,012+3.3%
1950925−69.3%
1961855−7.6%
1970697−18.5%
1980628−9.9%
1991519−17.4%
2001538+3.7%
2011484−10.0%
2021486+0.4%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  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.