Kostelec (Tachov District)
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Kostelec | |
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Main street | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′28″N 13°1′35″E / 49.67444°N 13.02639°E | |
| Country | |
| 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 |
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.
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)