Bystřice (Benešov District)

Bystřice
Bystřice
Town
	Town square
	Coat of arms
	Bystřice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°43′21″N 14°40′02″E / 49.72250°N 14.66722°E
Country	Czech Republic
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)
• 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.mestobystrice.cz

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.

Administrative division

Bystřice consists of 26 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Bystřice (2,223)
Božkovice (82)
Drachkov (240)
Hlivín (18)
Hůrka (10)
Jarkovice (152)
Jeleneč (8)
Jinošice (54)
Jírovice (165)
Jiřín (26)
Kobylí a Plchov (40)
Líšno (390)
Líštěnec (7)
Mlýny (15)
Mokrá Lhota (224)
Nesvačily (352)
Opřetice (52)
Ouběnice (110)
Petrovice (16)
Radošovice (78)
Semovice (70)
Strženec (21)
Tožice (77)
Tvoršovice (54)
Vojslavice (20)
Zahořany (24)

Geography

Bystřice 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

The first written mention of Bystřice is from 1352.^[3] 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.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	6,132	—
1880	5,828	−5.0%
1890	5,783	−0.8%
1900	5,850	+1.2%
1910	5,596	−4.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	5,748	+2.7%
1930	5,613	−2.3%
1950	4,751	−15.4%
1961	4,642	−2.3%
1970	4,237	−8.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	3,845	−9.3%
1991	3,803	−1.1%
2001	3,872	+1.8%
2011	4,276	+10.4%
2021	4,528	+5.9%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

The 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

The Church of Saints Simon and Jude is originally a Gothic church, rebuilt in the Baroque style.^[7]

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.^[8]

Notable people

Stanislav Čeček (1886–1930), general
Zdeněk Štěpánek (1896–1968), actor

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
^ "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" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "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.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[3] "Bystřice". Posázaví.com (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-02-21.

[4] "Město" (in Czech). Město Bystřice. Retrieved 2023-02-21.

[5] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[6] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[7] "Kostel sv. Šimona a Judy" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-21.

[8] "Historický vývoj hradu a statku" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-21.

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