Červený Kostelec (; german: Rothkosteletz) is a town in Náchod District 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 ...

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. Th ...

. It has about 8,300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Bohdašín, Horní Kostelec, Lhota za Červeným Kostelcem, Mstětín, Olešnice and Stolín are administrative parts of Červený 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 ...

Notable people

* Martin Růžek (1918–1995), actor *Viktor Kalabis (1923–2006), composer

Twin towns – sister cities

Červený Kostelec is Sister city, twinned with: * Küsnacht, Switzerland * Uchte, Germany * Warrington, England, United Kingdom * Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie, Ząbkowice Śląskie, Poland

References

External links

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