Býchory

Býchory
Municipality
Church of Saint Bartholomew
Church of Saint Bartholomew
Flag of Býchory
Flag
Coat of arms of Býchory
Coat of arms
Býchory is located in Czech Republic
Býchory
Býchory
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°4′4″N 15°16′25″E / 50.06778°N 15.27361°E / 50.06778; 15.27361
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictKolín
First mentioned1352
Area
 • Total
6.52 km2 (2.52 sq mi)
Elevation
214 m (702 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
683
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
280 02
Websitewww.obec-bychory.cz

Býchory is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Geography

Býchory is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Kolín and 53 km (33 mi) east of Prague. The western part of the municipality with the village lies in the Central Elbe Table. The eastern part lies in the East Elbe Table. The highest point is the Homole hill at 279 m (915 ft) above sea level. The stream Hluboký potok originates here and flows across the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Býchory is from 1352, when the church was documented.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869539—    
1880629+16.7%
1890568−9.7%
1900642+13.0%
1910645+0.5%
YearPop.±%
1921635−1.6%
1930550−13.4%
1950519−5.6%
1961524+1.0%
1970540+3.1%
YearPop.±%
1980531−1.7%
1991506−4.7%
2001503−0.6%
2011600+19.3%
2021645+7.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Býchory Castle

Býchory Castle (also called Horskýsfeld) is a manor house, built in the Tudor neo-Gothic style in 1865. It was owned by Jan Kubelík in 1904–1916.[5]

The Church of Saint Bartholomew is a building with a Gothic core. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1854–1855.[6]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Býchory. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Památky" (in Czech). Obec Býchory. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  6. ^ "Kostel sv. Bartoloměje" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
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