| Kostelany | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | |||
Centre of the village | |||
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  Kostelany | |||
| Coordinates: 49°12′19″N17°22′40″E / 49.20528°N 17.37778°E Coordinates: 49°12′19″N17°22′40″E / 49.20528°N 17.37778°E | |||
| Country |  | ||
| Region | Zlín | ||
| District | Kroměříž | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 535 | ||
| • Density | 41/km2 (100/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 768 01 | ||
Kostelany is a village and municipality ( obec ) in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic.
Obec is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality. The literal meaning of the word is "commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities are also municipalities. The council is called "obecní zastupitelstvo/obecné zastupiteľstvo" or "zastupitelstvo města/mestské zastupiteľstvo" or "zastupitelstvo městyse", the office is called "obecní úřad/obecný úrad" or "úřad města/mestský úrad" or "úřad městyse". An obec can have its own flag and coat of arms and is composed of one or more cadastral areas. An obec can have several settlements or parts whether villages or hamlets.
Kroměříž District is one of four districts (okres) within Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Kroměříž.
Zlín Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Moravia. It is named after its capital Zlín. Together with the Olomouc Region it forms a cohesion area of Central Moravia. It is located in the eastern part of the Czech Republic, where the borders with Slovakia are formed by its eastern edge. It borders the South Moravian Region in the southwest, the Olomouc Region in the northwest and the Moravian-Silesian Region in the north. Culturally, the region is composed of parts of three traditional Moravian regions: Hanakia, the Moravian Slovakia and the Moravian Wallachia, as the city of Zlín lies roughly at their tripoint.
The municipality covers an area of 13.2 square kilometres (5.1 sq mi), and has a population of 535 (as at 3 July 2006).
Kostelany lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Kroměříž, 22 km (14 mi) west of Zlín, and 235 km (146 mi) south-east of Prague.
Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 14th largest city in the European Union and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 2.6 million. The city has a temperate climate, with warm summers and chilly winters.
