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Dolní Bečva is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Dolní Bečva
Municipality
Common in Dolní Bečva
Flag
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Dolní Bečva
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°27′18″N 18°11′39″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionZlín
DistrictVsetín
First mentioned1597
Area
 • Total20.04 km2 (7.74 sq mi)
Elevation
427 m (1,401 ft)
Population
 (2022-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,860
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
756 55
Websitewww.dolnibecva.cz

Geography


Dolní Bečva is nestled in a valley of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. It lies on the Bečva River. The highest point of the municipality is the Radhošť mountain, its peak lies on the municipal border.


History


The first written mention of Dolní Bečva is from 1597.[2]


Sights


Chapel and sculpture of Saints Cyril and Methodius on Radhošť
Chapel and sculpture of Saints Cyril and Methodius on Radhošť

In the centre of Dolní Bečva is the Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, built in the Neoromanesque style in 1906.[3]

On the Radhošť mountain there are located the Chapel of Saints Cyril and Methodius, and the Radegast sculpture by Albin Polasek (the original from 1929 was replaced with a copy in 1998).[4]


Twin towns – sister cities


See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Dolní Bečva is twinned with:[5]


References


  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
  2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Dolní Bečva. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  3. "Kostel sv. Antonína Paduánského" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  4. "Sochy stojí osmdesát pět let" (in Czech). Novojičínský deník. 2016-07-16. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  5. "Partnerské obce" (in Slovak). Kamenec pod Vtáčnikom. Retrieved 2021-03-18.


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