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Kostolište

Egyházhely
Kostolište Egyházhely
Municipality
	Saint Martin's Church
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	Coordinates: 48°27′N 16°59′E / 48.45°N 16.99°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava Region
District	Malacky District
First mentioned	1271
Area
• Total	16.83 km2 (6.50 sq mi)
Elevation	157 m (515 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	2,214
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	900 62
Area code	+421 34
Car plate	MA
Website	www.kostoliste.sk

Kostolište (Hungarian: Egyházhely) is a village in Malacky District in the Bratislava Region of western Slovakia close to the town of Malacky, north-west of Slovakia's capital Bratislava.

Names and etymology

The name comes from German Kirchplatz, Kirchenplatz (1423 Kirchle, 1488 Kyryhporcz, 1561 Kripoletz, etc.).).^[4] Older Slovak name Krýpolec, Kiripolec (the official name 1920–1948) is a phonetic adaptation. In 1948, the village was renamed to Kostolište by translation of the German name.

Famous people

Martin Benka, painter

Genealogical resources

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

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1870-1895 (parish B)

References

^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ Varsik, Branislav (1984). Z osídlenia západného a stredného Slovenska v stredoveku (in Slovak). Bratislava: Veda, vydavateľstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied. p. 101.