Nový Kostel

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.

Nový Kostel
Municipality
Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Flag Coat of arms
Nový Kostel Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°13′2″N 12°26′43″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Cheb
First mentioned	1714
Area
• Total	43.68 km2 (16.86 sq mi)
Elevation	486 m (1,594 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	520
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	351 36
Website	www.novy-kostel.cz

Administrative parts

The villages of Božetín, Čižebná, Horka, Hrzín, Kopanina, Mlýnek and Spálená are administrative parts of Nový Kostel.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	3,700	—
1880	3,521	−4.8%
1890	3,220	−8.5%
1900	3,156	−2.0%
1910	3,057	−3.1%
1921	2,916	−4.6%
1930	3,012	+3.3%
1950	925	−69.3%
1961	855	−7.6%
1970	697	−18.5%
1980	628	−9.9%
1991	519	−17.4%
2001	538	+3.7%
2011	484	−10.0%
2021	486	+0.4%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website