Býchory

Býchory
Býchory
Municipality
	Church of Saint Bartholomew
	Flag Coat of arms
	Býchory Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°4′4″N 15°16′25″E / 50.06778°N 15.27361°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kolín
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	6.52 km2 (2.52 sq mi)
Elevation	214 m (702 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	666
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	280 02
Website	www.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[edit]

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 Hluboký Stream originates here and flows across the municipality.

History[edit]

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

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	539	—
1880	629	+16.7%
1890	568	−9.7%
1900	642	+13.0%
1910	645	+0.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	635	−1.6%
1930	550	−13.4%
1950	519	−5.6%
1961	524	+1.0%
1970	540	+3.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	531	−1.7%
1991	506	−4.7%
2001	503	−0.6%
2011	600	+19.3%
2021	645	+7.5%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

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

Sights[edit]

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[edit]

Jan Kubelík (1880–1940), violinist and composer; lived here
Rafael Kubelík (1914–1996), Czech-Swiss conductor and composer

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Býchory. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kolín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Památky" (in Czech). Obec Býchory. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
^ "Kostel sv. Bartoloměje" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-06.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Býchory. Retrieved 2022-06-09.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kolín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.

[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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