Býchory is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Býchory
Municipality
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.obec-bychory.cz

It is located 7 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Kolín and 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Býchory is from 1352.[2]

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

External links

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