Býchory
Býchory is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Býchory • Settlement Type — Municipality • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Central Bohemian • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Kolín • Established Title — First mentioned • Established Date — 1352 • Area Total Km2 — 6.52 • Elevation M — 214 • Population As Of — 2026-01-01 • Population Total — 699 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — CET • Utc Offset1 — +1 • Timezone1 Dst — CEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 280 02 • Website — https: www.obec-bychory.cz/
Etymology
Etymology
The origin of the name is uncertain. There is a theory that it was derived from the personal name Bychor.
Geography
Geography
Býchory is located about 6 km northeast of Kolín and 53 km 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 hill Homole at 279 m above sea level. The stream Hluboký potok originates here and flows across the municipality.
History
History
The first written mention of Býchory is from 1352, when the church was documented.
Transport
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
Sights
• Illustration — 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. The Church of Saint Bartholomew is a building with a Gothic core. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1854–1855.
Notable people
Notable people
• Jan Kubelík (1880–1940), violinist and composer; lived here • Rafael Kubelík (1914–1996), Czech-Swiss conductor and composer
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Notes from the source article
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- 1.Czech Statistical Office. Population in municipalities as at 1. 1. DataStat. 2026-05-18.
- 2.Profous, Antonín. Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H. 252–253. 1947.
- 3.Obec Býchory. Historie.
- 4.Czech Statistical Office. Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011. 2015-12-21.
- 5.Czech Statistical Office. Population Census 2021: Population by sex. Public Database. 2021-03-27.
- 6.Obec Býchory. Památky.
- 7.National Heritage Institute. Kostel sv. Bartoloměje.
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1- Rafael KubelíkPerson
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