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Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Býchory is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Býchory | |
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Coordinates: 50°4′4″N 15°16′25″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 (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 |
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.
The first written mention of Býchory is from 1352, when the church was documented.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
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]
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