Býchory
Býchory is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Býchory | |
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 Church of Saint Bartholomew | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Býchory Location in the Czech Republic | |
| 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 (2022-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 636 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 280 02 |
| Website | www |
It is located 7 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Kolín and 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Prague.
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.[3]
Notable people
- Jan Kubelík (1880–1940), violinist and composer; lived here
- Rafael Kubelík (1914–1996), Czech-Swiss conductor and composer
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
- "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Býchory. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- "Památky" (in Czech). Obec Býchory. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
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