| Hostomice | |
| Settlement Type: | Market town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ústí nad Labem |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Teplice |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.5878°N 13.8081°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1225 |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.00 |
| Elevation M: | 193 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1229 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 417 52 |
Hostomice (de|Hostomitz) is a market town in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
The name is derived from the personal name Hostoma, meaning "the village of Hostoma's people".[2]
Hostomice is located about 5km (03miles) south of Teplice and 17km (11miles) southwest of Ústí nad Labem. It lies no the border between the Most Basin and Central Bohemian Uplands. The highest point is at 284m (932feet) above sea level. The Bílina River flows through the market town. The Bouřlivec Stream joins the Bílina in Hostomice.
A notable feature of the market town's panorama is the hill Husův vrch at 266m (873feet) above sea level. The hill is protected as a nature monument with an area of .[3]
The first written mention of Hostomice is from 1225, when the village was donated to the newly established monastery in Světec.[4]
Until the mid-19th century, Hostomice was an agricultural village. In the second half of the 19th century, glassworks and brickworks were established, and the village was industrialized. Coal was mined in the vicinity of Hostomice and a railway line was built, which led to an influx of population. In 1905, Hostomice was promoted to a market town by Emperor Franz Joseph I.[4]
The I/13 road (the section from Most to Teplice, part of the European route E442) passes through the market town.
Hostomice is located on the railway line Ústí nad Labem–Bílina.
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[5]