Kostelec (Tachov District)

Kostelec (German: Kostelzen) is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Kostelec
Municipality
Main street
Flag Coat of arms
Kostelec Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°40′28″N 13°1′35″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Tachov
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	30.88 km2 (11.92 sq mi)
Elevation	482 m (1,581 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	619
• Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	330 23, 349 01
Website	www.obeckostelec.cz

Kostelec lies approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) south-east of Tachov, 27 km (17 mi) west of Plzeň, and 111 km (69 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative division

Kostelec consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Kostelec (337)
• Lšelín (16)
• Nedražice (85)
• Ostrov u Stříbra (120)
• Popov (19)
• Vrhaveč (28)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,367	—
1880	1,432	+4.8%
1890	1,431	−0.1%
1900	1,411	−1.4%
1910	1,451	+2.8%
1921	1,440	−0.8%
1930	1,300	−9.7%
1950	518	−60.2%
1961	588	+13.5%
1970	584	−0.7%
1980	520	−11.0%
1991	474	−8.8%
2001	533	+12.4%
2011	488	−8.4%
2021	605	+24.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]