Kostelní Lhota is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Etymology The name means 'church Lhota' in Czech.

Geography Kostelní Lhota is located about south of Nymburk and 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 runs 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 Josef Musil (1932–2017), volleyball player

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