Kostolište


Kostolište is a village in Malacky District in the Bratislava Region of western Slovakia close to the town of Malacky, north-west of Slovakia's capital Bratislava.

Names and etymology

The name comes from German Kirchplatz, Kirchenplatz. Older Slovak name Krýpolec, Kiripolec is a phonetic adaptation. In 1948, the village was renamed to Kostolište by translation of the German name.

Famous people

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"