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 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
YearPop.±%
18691,367—    
18801,432+4.8%
18901,431−0.1%
19001,411−1.4%
19101,451+2.8%
19211,440−0.8%
19301,300−9.7%
1950518−60.2%
1961588+13.5%
1970584−0.7%
1980520−11.0%
1991474−8.8%
2001533+12.4%
2011488−8.4%
2021605+24.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

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