Červený Kostelec

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Coordinates: 50°28′36″N 16°05′34″E / 50.47667, 16.09278
Červený Kostelec
Town
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Region Hradec Králové
District Náchod
Commune Náchod
Municipality Červený Kostelec
Elevation 414 m (1,358 ft)
Coordinates 50°28′36″N 16°05′34″E / 50.47667, 16.09278
Area 24.06 km² (9.29 sq mi)
Population 8,494 (2006-07-03)
Density 353 /km² (914 /sq mi)
First mentioned 1362
Mayor Petr Mědílek
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 549 41
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Červený Kostelec
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.cervenykostelec.cz

Červený Kostelec (IPA[ˈtʃɛrvɛni: ˈkostɛlɛts], German: Rothkosteletz) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 8,450 inhabitants.

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

The town's church is now painted red, representing the fire, which engulfed it in the 17th century, and gave the town it's name; červený, meaning red. On the south is an old quarry that had been turned into an army shooting range. The large forest of Ždar envelops the southern part of the town.

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