Hoštka
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Administrative division
Hoštka consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[1]
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- Hoštka (836)
- Kochovice (605)
- Malešov (167)
- Velešice (99)
Geography
Hoštka is located about Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of Litoměřice and Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in the Ralsko Uplands. The highest point is at Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level. The Obrtka Stream flows through the town. The municipal territory is bordered by the Elbe River on the south.
History
The first written mention of Hoštka is from 1266, when it was established by King Ottokar II of Bohemia. Until the 1360s, it was owned by Mikuláš Srša and his descendants. During their rule, Hoštka developed and expanded. The next owner was the bishopric in Prague. In the second half of the 16th century, Hoštka developed rapidly, a paper mill was established here, and tolls were collected on the Elbe.[2]
Development was interrupted by the Thirty Years' War, during which Hoštka was damaged, but after the war it prospered again and the population grew. Ethnic Germans prevailed over Czechs, but even their minority was numerous. In 1853, Hoštka was promoted to a town. From 1938 to 1945, it was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland. After World War II, the German population was expelled and partially replaced by Czechs.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
Hoštka is located on the railway line Ústí nad Labem–Lysá nad Labem.[3]
Sights
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The Church of Saint Othmar was built in the late 15th century. The originally Gothic church was rebuilt in the early 18th century, but it preserved its Gothic core. Its tall prismatic tower is the landmark of the town square.[4]
The Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was built in the Baroque style in 1762. The baroque Holy Trinity column on the town square dates from 1737.[2]
Notable people
- Johann Joseph Abert (1832–1915), German composer
References
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