Kostomlaty nad Labem () is a municipality and village in

Nymburk District Nymburk District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Nymburk. Administrative division Nymburk District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with e ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Kostomlaty nad Labem consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Kostomlaty nad Labem (1,403) *Hronětice (169) *Lány (114) *Rozkoš (99) *Vápensko (73)

Geography

Kostomlaty nad Labem is located about west of

Nymburk Nymburk (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the Elbe River. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Mo ...

and northeast of

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the

Central Elbe Table The Central Elbe Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Central Bohemian Region, but due to its size, it also extends to other regions. The axis of the plateau is the Elbe River, ...

lowland within the

Polabí Polabí () is the traditional and informal name for a lowland region located mainly in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Etymology The name comes from Czech ''po Labi'', meaning "along the Elbe". The same linguistic construction g ...

region. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the

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River, which forms the southern municipal border. The Vlkava River flows through the municipality into the Elbe.

History

The first written mention of Kostomlaty is from 1223. Existence of a castle in Kostomlaty was documented in the mid-14th century, but in 1553 at the latest, the castle was already abandoned. In the 1420s, the village and the castle were acquired by

Hynek Boček of Poděbrady Hynek Boček of Poděbrady (also known as: ''Hynek of Poděbrady'' or ''Hynek Boček of Kunštát and Poděbrady''; or ; died 16 October 1426 in Nymburk) was a Bohemian-Moravian nobleman and follower of the Hussites. Life Hynek was a member ...

, and in 1458, Kostomlaty passed into ownership of King

George of Poděbrady George of Kunštát and Poděbrady (23 April 1420 – 22 March 1471), also known as Poděbrad or Podiebrad (; ), was the sixteenth King of Bohemia, who ruled in 1458–1471. He was a leader of the Hussites, but moderate and tolerant toward the ...

. Later it was inherited by his descendants, then it often changed owners. Among the most important owners was the Sporck family, who held it from 1647 to 1722 as a part of the Lysá estate.

Demographics

Transport

Kostomlaty nad Labem is located on the railway line Prague–Nymburk.

Sights

The main landmark of Kostomlaty nad Labem is the Church of Saint Bartholomew. It was built in the Baroque style in 1778. Next to the church is a separate bell tower.

Notable people

Bohuslava Kecková Bohuslava Kecková (18 March 1854 – 17 October 1911) was a Czech physician, the first woman in Bohemian lands (now the Czech Republic) who did earn a secondary diploma and subsequently a medical degree. Unable to study medicine (closed for wo ...

(1854–1911), physician; died here * Antonie Stárová (born 1998), footballer

Gallery

Kostomlaty nad Labem, old school.jpg, Old school building Kostomlaty nad Labem, Vlkava river.jpg, Vlkava river Lany u Kostomlat nad Labem.jpg, Chapel in Lány Kostomlaty nad Labem, train station.jpg, Train station

References

External links

* {{authority control Villages in Nymburk District