Hostomice (Teplice District)

Hostomice
Market town
Panorama of Hostomice
Flag Coat of arms
Hostomice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°35′16″N 13°48′29″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Teplice
First mentioned	1225
Area
• Total	3.00 km^2 (1.16 sq mi)
Elevation	193 m (633 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,229
• Density	410/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	417 52
Website	www.hostomice.eu

Hostomice (German: Hostomitz) is a market town in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Hostoma, meaning "the village of Hostoma's people".[2]

Geography

Hostomice is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Teplice and 17 km (11 mi) southwest of Ústí nad Labem. It lies no the border between the Most Basin and Central Bohemian Uplands. The highest point is at 284 m (932 ft) above sea level. The Bílina River flows through the market town. The Bouřlivec Stream joins the Bílina in Hostomice.

A notable feature of the market town's panorama is the hill Husův vrch at 266 m (873 ft) above sea level. The hill is protected as a nature monument with an area of 4.7 ha (12 acres).[3]

History

The first written mention of Hostomice is from 1225, when the village was donated to the newly established monastery in Světec.[4]

Until the mid-19th century, Hostomice was an agricultural village. In the second half of the 19th century, glassworks and brickworks were established, and the village was industrialized. Coal was mined in the vicinity of Hostomice and a railway line was built, which led to an influx of population. In 1905, Hostomice was promoted to a market town by Emperor Franz Joseph I.[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 294 —     1880 794 +170.1% 1890 1,704 +114.6% 1900 3,028 +77.7% 1910 4,153 +37.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 3,787 −8.8% 1930 3,892 +2.8% 1950 2,323 −40.3% 1961 2,293 −1.3% 1970 1,815 −20.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,440 −20.7% 1991 1,107 −23.1% 2001 1,242 +12.2% 2011 1,178 −5.2% 2021 1,173 −0.4%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

Bílina River and the hill Husův vrch

The I/13 road (the section from Most to Teplice, part of the European route E442) passes through the market town.

Hostomice is located on the railway line Ústí nad Labem–Bílina.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[7]

Notable people

• Čestmír Císař (1920–2013), politician and diplomat

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 725–726.
3. "Husův vrch" (in Czech). Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
4. "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Hostomice. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Hostomice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

External links

• Official website