Býchory

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

Býchory

Municipality

Church of Saint Bartholomew

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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
Region| Central Bohemian
District| Kolín
First mentioned| 1352
Area

• Total| 6.52 km2 (2.52 sq mi)
Elevation

| 214 m (702 ft)
Population

(2024-01-01)[1]

• Total| 683
• Density| 100/km2 (270/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

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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

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

## Demographics

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Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±%

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

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

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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

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

## Sights

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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

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

## References

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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 – 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.

## External links

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* Bečváry
* Bělušice
* Břežany I
* Břežany II
* Býchory
* Cerhenice
* Černíky
* Červené Pečky
* Český Brod
* Choťovice
* Chotutice
* Chrášťany
* Církvice
* Dobřichov
* Dolní Chvatliny
* Dománovice
* Doubravčice
* Drahobudice
* Grunta
* Horní Kruty
* Hradešín
* Jestřabí Lhota
* Kbel
* Klášterní Skalice
* Klučov
* Kolín
* Konárovice
* Kořenice
* Kouřim
* Krakovany
* Křečhoř
* Krupá
* Krychnov
* Kšely
* Libenice
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* Lipec
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* Malotice
* Masojedy
* Mrzky
* Nebovidy
* Němčice
* Nová Ves I
* Ohaře
* Ovčáry
* Pašinka
* Pečky
* Plaňany
* Pňov-Předhradí
* Polepy
* Polní Chrčice
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* Poříčany
* Přehvozdí
* Přistoupim
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* Radim
* Radovesnice I
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* Ratboř
* Ratenice
* Rostoklaty
* Skvrňov
* Starý Kolín
* Svojšice
* Tatce
* Tismice
* Toušice
* Třebovle
* Tři Dvory
* Tuchoraz
* Tuklaty
* Týnec nad Labem
* Uhlířská Lhota
* Veletov
* Velim
* Velký Osek
* Veltruby
* Vitice
* Volárna
* Vrátkov
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* Žabonosy
* Zalešany
* Zásmuky
* Ždánice
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