Hostomice () is a market town in

Teplice District Teplice District () is a Okres, district in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Teplice. Administrative division Teplice District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with ext ...

in the

Ústí nad Labem Region Ústí nad Labem Region or Ústecký Region () is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of the historical land of Bohemia, and named after the capital, Ústí nad Labem. I ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Etymology

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

Geography

Hostomice is located about south of

Teplice Teplice (, until 1948 Teplice-Šanov; , ''Teplitz-Schönau'') is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 51,000 inhabitants. It is the most populous Czech spa town, followed by Karlovy Vary. The historic city cen ...

and southwest of

Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction. ...

. It lies no the border between the

Most Basin The Most Basin (also known as North Bohemian Basin; , ) is a structural basin and geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is named after the city of Most. It forms the southwestern and central parts of the Ústí nad Labem Region. ...

and

Central Bohemian Uplands The Central Bohemian Uplands (also known as Central Bohemian Highlands; , ) is a highland and Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic, geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Ústí nad Labem Region. ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The

Bílina Bílina (; ) is a town in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. It is known for its destination spa, spas and as a source of the strongly mineralized water, Bílinská kyselka. The ...

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 above sea level. The hill is protected as a nature monument with an area of .

History

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

Světec Světec () is a municipality and village in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Světec lies approximately south of Teplice, south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and north-west of Pr ...

. 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 A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

by Emperor

Franz Joseph I Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I ( ; ; 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the Grand title of the emperor of Austria, other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 1848 until his death ...

Demographics

Transport

The I/13 road (the section from

Most Most or Möst may refer to: Places * Most, Kardzhali Province, a village in Bulgaria * Most (city), a city in the Czech Republic ** Most District, a district surrounding the city ** Most Basin, a lowland named after the city ** Autodrom Most, moto ...

, part of the

European route E442 European route E 442 is part of the international E-road network. Route * ** E48, E49 Karlovy Vary ** E55 Teplice ** E65 Turnov ** E67 Hradec Králové ** E462 Olomouc * ** E50, E75 Žilina Žilina (; ; ; ; Names of Eur ...

) passes through the market town. Hostomice is located on the railway line

–

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.

Notable people

Čestmír Císař Čestmír Císař (2 January 1920 – 24 March 2013) was a Czech and Czechoslovak politician and diplomat. He served as the first Chairman of the Czech National Council from 1968 to 1969 when the Czech Republic was part of Czechoslovakia during th ...

(1920–2013), politician and diplomat

References

External links

* {{authority control Populated places in Teplice District Market towns in the Czech Republic