Košťany

Košťany (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkoʃcanɪ]; German: Kosten) is a town in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,200 inhabitants.

Košťany
Town
Mírové Square
Flag Coat of arms
Košťany Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°39′33″N 13°45′26″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Teplice
First mentioned	1394
Government
• Mayor	Tomáš Sváda
Area
• Total	24.30 km2 (9.38 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	3,239
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	417 23
Website	www.kostany.cz

Administrative division

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

• Košťany (1,767)
• Střelná (1,371)

Etymology

Both the Czech name Košťany and the German name Kosten were derived from the old Czech word chvosten. The word chvost literally means 'tail', but in Old Czech it figuratively also meant 'thicket', 'bush'. Chvosten denoted a hill or a forest with thicket or bush.^[3]

Geography

Košťany is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Teplice and 19 km (12 mi) west of Ústí nad Labem. The southern part of the municipal territory with the built-up area lies in the Most Basin. The northern part lies in the Ore Mountains and borders Germany. The highest point is the Pramenáč mountain at 910 m (2,990 ft) above sea level. The stream of Sviní potok flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of Košťany is from 1394. In 1994, Košťany received the town status.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,155 —     1880 2,017 +74.6% 1890 2,795 +38.6% 1900 4,213 +50.7% 1910 5,291 +25.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 5,880 +11.1% 1930 6,675 +13.5% 1950 4,010 −39.9% 1961 4,521 +12.7% 1970 3,682 −18.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 3,221 −12.5% 1991 2,494 −22.6% 2001 2,627 +5.3% 2011 2,833 +7.8% 2021 3,138 +10.8%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

The village of Střelná is located on the railway line Most–Moldava, but the line is only in operation on weekends.

Sights

The only monument in the town is the Košťany Castle. It was built in the Historicist style at the end of the 18th century. It served as a hunting lodge of the Lobkowicz family and later as their summer residence. Between 1919 and 2010, it served as apartments. It is privately owned and inaccessible.^[7]

Notable people

• Daniela Pejšová (born 2002), ice hockey player

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Košťany is twinned with:^[8]

• Košťany nad Turcom, Slovakia
• Valaliky, Slovakia