Kostelec u Křížků

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

49°54′26″N 14°33′26″E / 49.90722°N 14.55722°E / 49.90722; 14.55722Country

Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictPrague-EastFounded922Area

• Total4.10 km² (1.58 sq mi)Elevation

411 m (1,348 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total752 • Density180/km² (480/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
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	447	—
1880	344	−23.0%
1890	366	+6.4%
1900	359	−1.9%
1910	405	+12.8%
1921	412	+1.7%
1930	369	−10.4%
1950	354	−4.1%
1961	339	−4.2%
1970	367	+8.3%
1980	386	+5.2%
1991	381	−1.3%
2001	439	+15.2%
2011	583	+32.8%
2021	792	+35.8%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Kostelec u Křížků. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (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.