Červený Kostelec (; german: Rothkosteletz) is a town in
Náchod District
Náchod District ( cs, okres Náchod) is a district ('' okres'') within Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the town of Náchod.
Tourism
In the territory of Náchod District is the ''Kladsko Borderland Tour ...
in the
Hradec Králové Region
Hradec Králové Region ( cs, Královéhradecký kraj, ; pl, Kraj hradecki) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic located in the north-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Hradec K ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
. It has about 8,300 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The villages of BohdaÅ¡Ãn, Hornà Kostelec, Lhota za ÄŒerveným Kostelcem, MstÄ›tÃn, OleÅ¡nice and StolÃn are administrative parts of ÄŒervený Kostelec.
History
The first written mention of Kostelec is from 1362. In 1876, it was promoted to a town and changed its name to Červený Kostelec ("Red Kostelec").
Culture
Since 1952, the town hosts the International Folklore Festival Červený Kostelec.
Sights
The most notable building is the Church of Saint James the Great. It was originally a Gothic building from the 14th century, destroyed by fire in 1591. It was renewed in 1668 and rebuilt to Baroque style in 1744–1754 based on plans of architect
Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer
Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer ( cs, Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer) (1 September 1689, Prague – 18 December 1751) was a Bohemian architect of the Baroque era. He was the fifth son of the German architect Christoph Dientzenhofer and the Bohemian-Ge ...
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Notable people
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Martin Růžek
Martin Růžek, born Erhard Martin (23 September 1918 – 18 December 1995) was a Czech actor. He starred in the film '' Poslednà propadne peklu'' under director LudvÃk Ráža in 1982.
Personal life
Růžek was born on 23 September 1918 in ...
(1918–1995), actor
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Viktor Kalabis (1923–2006), composer
Twin towns – sister cities
Červený Kostelec is
twinned with:
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Küsnacht
Küsnacht is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.
History
Küsnacht is first mentioned in 1188 as ''de Cussenacho''.
Earliest findings of settlement date back to the stone age. There are also finding ...
, Switzerland
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Uchte, Germany
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Warrington
Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The population in 2019 was estimat ...
, England, United Kingdom
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ZÄ…bkowice ÅšlÄ…skie
Ząbkowice Śląskie ( ; german: link=no, Frankenstein in Schlesien; szl, Ślůnske Zůmbkowicy) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Ząbkowice Śląskie County and of a local municipality called ...
, Poland
See also
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BohdaÅ¡Ãn Formation
The BohdaÅ¡Ãn Formation (Czech: ''BohdaÅ¡Ãnské souvrstvÃ'') is a geologic unit of Late Triassic age (about 210 Ma), located in the Czech Republic. A small tridactyl footprint of a coelophysoid theropod or an indeterminate dinosauromorph was f ...
References
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Virtual show
Populated places in Náchod District
Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
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