Kostolište

Municipality in Slovakia

48°26′47″N 16°59′12″E / 48.44639°N 16.98667°E / 48.44639; 16.98667CountrySlovakiaRegionBratislavaDistrictMalackyFirst mentioned1206Area

• Total16.82^[2] km² (6.49^[2] sq mi)Elevation

157^[3] m (515^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total1,994^[1]Postal code

900 62^[3]

Area code+421 34^[3]Car plateMAWebsitewww.kostoliste.sk

Kostolište (Hungarian: Egyházhely) is a village in Malacky District in the Bratislava Region of western Slovakia close to the town of Malacky, north-west of Slovakia's capital Bratislava.

Names and etymology

The name comes from German Kirchplatz, Kirchenplatz (1423 Kirchle, 1488 Kyryhporcz, 1561 Kripoletz, etc.).).^[5] Older Slovak name Krýpolec, Kiripolec (the official name 1920–1948) is a phonetic adaptation. In 1948, the village was renamed to Kostolište by translation of the German name.

Famous people

Martin Benka, painter

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1870-1895 (parish B)

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ Varsik, Branislav (1984). Z osídlenia západného a stredného Slovenska v stredoveku (in Slovak). Bratislava: Veda, vydavateľstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied. p. 101.