Bystřice (German: Bistritz bei Beneschau) is a town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,700 inhabitants.
Bystřice | |
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Coordinates: 49°43′21″N 14°40′02″E / 49.72250°N 14.66722°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Central Bohemian |
District | Benešov |
First mentioned | 1352 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Michal Hodík |
Area | |
• Total | 63.36 km2 (24.46 sq mi) |
Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 4,686 |
• Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 257 51 |
Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Božkovice, Drachkov, Hlivín, Hůrka, Jarkovice, Jeleneč, Jinošice, Jírovice, Jiřín, Kobylí a Plchov, Líšno, Líštěnec, Mlýny, Mokrá Lhota, Nesvačily, Opřetice, Ouběnice, Petrovice, Radošovice, Semovice, Strženec, Tožice, Tvoršovice, Vojslavice and Zahořany are administrative parts of Bystřice.
Geography
editBystřice is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Benešov and 36 km (22 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies mostly in the Benešov Uplands. The eastern part of the municipal territory lies in the Vlašim Uplands and includes the highest point of Bystřice, the hill Žebrák at 585 m (1,919 ft) above sea level. The stream Konopišťský potok flows through the town and supplies several fishponds.
History
editThe first written mention of Bystřice is from 1352.[2] It was probably founded between 1258 and 1278 as a market village on a trade route. it was promoted to a market town by King George of Poděbrady in 1471. In 1999, Bystřice became a town.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe I/3 road (part of the European route E55), which connects the D1 motorway with Tábor and further continues as the D3 motorway, passes next to the town.
Sights
editThe Church of Saints Simon and Jude is originally a Gothic church, rebuilt in the Baroque style.[6]
The Líšno Castle is located in the village of Líšno. It was founded around 1367. It was completely rebuilt in the Romantic style in 1873–1884 and the castle park was founded. Since 2015, the castle has been privately owned. It serves social and cultural purposes.[7]
Notable people
edit- Stanislav Čeček (1886–1930), general
- Zdeněk Štěpánek (1896–1968), actor
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Bystřice". Posázaví.com (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Město" (in Czech). Město Bystřice. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Benešov" (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.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Šimona a Judy" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Historický vývoj hradu a statku" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-21.