Bílý Kostel nad Nisou

Municipality in Liberec, Czech Republic

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50°49′24″N 14°55′28″E / 50.82333°N 14.92444°E / 50.82333; 14.92444Country

Czech RepublicRegionLiberecDistrictLiberecFirst mentioned1352Area

• Total25.73 km² (9.93 sq mi)Elevation

275 m (902 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,093 • Density42/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

463 31

Websitewww.bily-kostel.cz

Bílý Kostel nad Nisou (German: Weißkirchen) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Bílý Kostel nad Nisou lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Liberec and 90 km (56 mi) north of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Panenská Hůrka and Pekařka are administrative parts of Bílý Kostel nad Nisou.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,630	—
1880	1,660	+1.8%
1890	1,658	−0.1%
1900	1,600	−3.5%
1910	1,731	+8.2%
1921	1,557	−10.1%
1930	1,652	+6.1%
1950	943	−42.9%
1961	959	+1.7%
1970	893	−6.9%
1980	874	−2.1%
1991	743	−15.0%
2001	771	+3.8%
2011	871	+13.0%
2021	1,063	+22.0%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Liberec" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.