Kostolec

Kostolec (Hungarian: Kosfalu) is a village and municipality in Považská Bystrica District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.

Kostolec
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Coordinates: 49.13°N 18.53°E / 49.13; 18.53
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín Region
District	Považská Bystrica District
First mentioned	1430
Area [1]
• Total	4.00 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	495 m (1,624 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	267
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	170 5[2]
Area code	+421 42[2]
Car plate	PB
Website	www.kostolec.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1430.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 495 metres (1,624 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 4.00 km² (1.54 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	235	256	228	272
Difference		+8.93%	−10.93%	+19.29%

Population statistic^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	273	272
Difference		−0.36%

It has a population of 272 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[7][8]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	245	98.79%
Total	248

In year 2021 was 248 people by ethnicity 245 as Slovak, 2 as Czech and 1 as Not found out.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[9]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	194	78.23%
Evangelical Church	23	9.27%
None	20	8.06%
Other	5	2.02%
Not found out	3	1.21%
Total	248

In year 2021 was 248 people by religion 194 from Roman Catholic Church, 23 from Evangelical Church, 20 from None, 5 from Other, 3 from Not found out, 1 from United Methodist Church, 1 from Buddhism and 1 from Ad hoc movements.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1764-1895 (parish B)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1801-1907 (parish B)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia