Býchory

50°4′4″N 15°16′25″E / 50.06778°N 15.27361°E / 50.06778; 15.27361Country Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictKolínFirst mentioned1352Area • Total6.52 km² (2.52 sq mi)Elevation214 m (702 ft)Population • Total683 • Density100/km² (270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.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

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

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

Sights

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

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

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