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My native town
Kostelec nad Orlic�
Kostelec nad Orlic� is a city in the Hradec Kr�lov� Region - part of the Czech Republic. It is situated between Doudleby nad Orlic� and Častolovice, approximately 7 km southwest of Rychnov nad Kně�nou. It has around 6200 inhabitants. The word Orlice comes from the name of river which flows throught the city. Actual mayor is Ivana Červinkov�.



History and sights
First written memory dates from 1316. Kostelec is there described such as fortified church. Kostelec has many sights. The center of Kostelec forms the square of Franti�ek Palack�. On the square we can find the baroque Marian's column with Panna Marie from 1707, Neo-Gothic Holy Trinity's column from 1874 or town hall. There are two castles in the city. The first is Old castle. The second is a empire castle, New castle with English park. Both are owned by Josef Kinsk�. The other sights are for example churches: St. George, St. Anna and the church of John Amos Comenius.


Services
There are many various services. There are for example restaurants: U Splavu, Pivovar, Kl�dek or the restaurant Na Sk�le. Kostelec has also many pubs. Two of them are Nonstop. In the south part of Kostelec is a great Bowling club. Ludmila Ditzov� does massages in the street Palclova. If you have a ill pet at home you can visit a vet MVDr. Richard Minař�k in the street Bar�kova. For people who need a haircut there is also a hairdresser's studio.



Kostelec as a modern city
Kostelec has around six schools. There are three high schools (Business academy of Thomas Garrigue Masaryk, Agricultural school and Refrigeration technology school) but there are also basic schools. For example Basic school of Guth Jarkovsk� or Basic Art school. In Kostelec there is also a skatepark for freestyle BMX, skateboarding or in-line skating. There is also firm called UNET. The UNET provides wireless internet connection to people's households in the Rychnov region. Kostelec has got lots of culture. There is the Rabstein's half-cinema where they show some old films. But the cinema is a half-cinema because they teach dance lessons there or there are various cultural events for the public. For those who want a better figure there is a gym named PRO FIT - fitness and wellness centrum. There are also two playgrounds. The football pitch is near the centre of the Kostelec. Second softball pitch is on the south edge of the city. There is also inflatable hall near the football pitch. In Kostelec you can go to the swimming pool for a bath in the summer in a day-time. But if you want to, there are great Wednesday's parties in the night during the summer holidays. It's a immense fun!



Famous people
The city Kostelec is known for its celebrities.

PhDr. Jiř� Stanislav Guth-Jakovsk�
He was a son of an officer. He studied a grammar school, philosophy, mathematics and physics. Guth-Jarkovsk� was a member of the redaction of Otto's encyclopedia. He was also a teacher of social education at the Charles University.

Vilma Seidlov�
She was a teacher and writer. She wrote plays, short stories and poems for young people. She is an author of D�vč� svět, Dou�ek z na�� stud�nky, Lupen�čko or Mateř�dou�ka. She died in 1941.

Franti�ek Ign�c Tůma
He studied philosophy and lived in Vienna. Franti�ek was a compositor and bandmaster of the count Kinsk�. He wrote 30 masses. Franti�ek died in 1774.