Kostomlaty pod Řípem is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Etymology The name Kostomlaty was derived from the Czech words kost ('bone') and mlátit ('thresh'). It was a village of people who threshed bones.
Geography Kostomlaty pod Řípem is located about southeast of Litoměřice and north of Prague. It lies in a predominantly agricultural landscape; the western part of the municipality with the village proper lies in the Lower Ohře Table and the eastern part lies in the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is at above sea level. The mountain Říp, included in the name of the municipality, is located west of Kostomlaty pod Řípem, outside its territory.
History The first written mention of Kostomlaty pod Řípem is from 1285. At that time the village was divided into two parts, one being owned by Lord Lévy and one being administered as part of neighbouring Ctiněves. In 1352, the village was acquired by the monastery in Glatz (now Kłodzko, Poland). In 1571, the village with the local fortress was sold to the Lobkowicz family.
On 15 March 1575, Emperor Maximilian II exchanged the Kostomlaty estate for the village of Altwilmsdorf (now Stary Wielisław) near Glatz, which had previously been held by the Bohemian sovereign. As a result, Kostomlaty became a royal property.
Demographics
Transport Kostomlaty pod Řípem is located on the short railway line Straškov–Vraňany.
Sights The main landmark of Kostomlaty pod Řípem is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was built in the late Romanesque style, probably in the first quarter of the 13th century. The Renaissance tower was added in the first half of the 16th century and modified in the Baroque style in 1748.
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