Postoloprty

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Coordinates: 50°21′38″N 13°41′45″E / 50.36056, 13.69583
Postoloprty
Town
Country Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Region Ústí nad Labem
District Louny
Commune Louny
Municipality Postoloprty
Elevation 193 m (633 ft)
Coordinates 50°21′38″N 13°41′45″E / 50.36056, 13.69583
Area 46.5 km² (18 sq mi)
Population 5,162 (2006-08-28)
Density 111 /km² (287 /sq mi)
First mentioned 1125
Mayor Miroslav Hylák
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 439 42 - 440 01
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Postoloprty
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.postoloprty.cz

Postoloprty (IPA[ˈpostolopr̩tɪ]; German: Postelberg) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 5,000 inhabitants. The town is situated near Louny.

A monastery named Porta Apostolorum had been build in the 12th century, a name which developed into Postelberg, as the remaining settlement it was called by the local German-speaking population of Bohemia that was expelled in 1945.

The villages Březno, Dolejší Hůrky, Hradiště, Levonice, Malnice, Mradicem, Rvenice, Seletice, Seménkovice, Skupice, Strkovice and Vrbka are administrative parts of Postoloprty.

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