Hoštka
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Hoštka (German: Gastorf) is a historic town in Litoměřice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czechia, situated in the fertile Elbe lowland along the Obrtka stream about 6 km northeast of Štětí. It is a quiet rural municipality known historically for agriculture and hop cultivation.
Flag Description: The town covers an area of 18.80 km² and had a population of 1,768 as of 1 January 2025. The town flag, officially granted by the Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic on 26 November 1999 (Decision No. 41), consists of two horizontal stripes, blue over green, charged in the centre with a yellow faceless sun bearing twelve alternating straight and wavy/flaming rays. The aspect ratio of the flag is 2:3.
Symbolism: The blue and green colours derive directly from the town's historical coat of arms (documented on a seal from 1559), which features a blue field above a green base. Together with the radiant yellow sun, the colours symbolize Hoštka's setting in the fertile Elbe (Polabí) basin, the vital warmth and sunlight of the region, and its age-old agricultural heritage, particularly grain and hop growing.
Flag Description: The town covers an area of 18.80 km² and had a population of 1,768 as of 1 January 2025. The town flag, officially granted by the Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic on 26 November 1999 (Decision No. 41), consists of two horizontal stripes, blue over green, charged in the centre with a yellow faceless sun bearing twelve alternating straight and wavy/flaming rays. The aspect ratio of the flag is 2:3.
Symbolism: The blue and green colours derive directly from the town's historical coat of arms (documented on a seal from 1559), which features a blue field above a green base. Together with the radiant yellow sun, the colours symbolize Hoštka's setting in the fertile Elbe (Polabí) basin, the vital warmth and sunlight of the region, and its age-old agricultural heritage, particularly grain and hop growing.
Statistics
Area
18.80 km²
Population
1,768