Kostelní Lhota is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Geography

Kostelní Lhota is located about 6 km south of Nymburk and 34 km east of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Výrovka River flows along the eastern and northeastern municipal border. The Šembera River, its tributary, flows along the northwestern border.

History

The first written mention of Kostelní Lhota is from 1354.

Demographics

Transport

The D11 motorway (part of the European route E67) from Prague to Hradec Králové passes through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Kostelní Lhota is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1817.

Notable people