Kostelec na Hané has been a small town since the 16th century, and a town on the banks since July 1, 1970
the river Romže, in a plain with an altitude of 246 m, protected from the north by the Velký massif
Kosíře and 5 km northwest of Prostějov.
The municipal cadastre with an area of 1388 ha is elongated to the northwest, avoiding forests
and lies mostly on fertile land suitable for efficient agriculture.
The name Kostelec is derived from the Latin word castellum - a brick or wooden protected and fortified church. IN
In earlier times, our town was gradually named Kostelec, Kostelec above the river Romží closer to the town of Prostějov and Kostelec u Prostějova. It got its current name "Kostelec na Hané" in 1912.
Kostelec belonged to the Plumlovská estate and its owners were the Kravař, Pernštejn and Lichtenštejn families. The oldest written record of Kostelec is the appointment
Duke Mikuláš Opavský, son of Přemysl
Otakar II., As the owner of the Plumlovský estate and with him Kostelec from 1242. Kostelec is listed as a town on a document of Mr. Adam of Konice and Stražisko from 1340 - to Olomouc Bishop Jan V. The town was until 1970, when on June 30 1970 gained the status of a city.
The original settlement consisted of a church, town hall,
the center of the town and the order of the Market Square.
There were 4 free courts.
In the history of Kostelec, we meet walls, gates to the city, spas, municipal brewery, underground corridors and a unique underground cottage.
The most important monuments in Kostelec na Hané include the church of St. Jakuba.
Another historic building is the church town hall.
In recent history, many new buildings for citizens have been built in Kostelec na Hané - the Jednota shopping center, Sídliště Sport, sewerage, gas supply,
water supply, roads, sidewalks, Velox kindergarten, new primary school and sports hall with an extensive sports complex, completion of Sídliště Sport - two apartment buildings completed in the eastern part, private construction of family houses in Kozí brada and the newest construction is a petrol station.
The inhabitants of Kostelec na Hané have a health center for children and adults, dentists, a pharmacy, a kindergarten, a primary school, a city library, a cinema, the city police, several grocery stores and consumer goods stores, restaurants and bars in their town. . They are important
as well as frequent train and bus connections,
for example, to Prostějov, where a lot of churchmen commute to work. Current city officials think not only
to the present, but also to the future.
A new zoning plan has been approved, along with other major changes in the city.