Bystřany
Municipality
Municipal office
Municipal office
Flag of Bystřany
Flag
Coat of arms of Bystřany
Coat of arms
Bystřany is located in Czech Republic
Bystřany
Bystřany
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°37′39″N 13°51′49″E / 50.62750°N 13.86361°E / 50.62750; 13.86361
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictTeplice
First mentioned1509
Government
 • MayorIvan Vinický (SOCDEM)
Area
 • Total8.52 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,922
 • Density230/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
417 61
Websitewww.bystrany.eu

Bystřany ( German: Wisterschan) is a municipality and village in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Protestant church

The villages of Nechvalice, Nové Dvory, Světice and Úpořiny are administrative parts of Bystřany.

Geography

Bystřany is located about 2 kilometres (1 mi) southeast of Teplice and 12 km (7 mi) southwest of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in the Central Bohemian Uplands. The Bystřice Stream flows through the municipality.

History

The village of Horušany in the Bystřany area was first mentioned in 1238. The first written mention of Bystřany is from 1509. Bystřany became an industrial village in the 19th century and remained that way into the 20th century.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869745—    
18801,244+67.0%
18901,401+12.6%
19002,224+58.7%
19102,502+12.5%
YearPop.±%
19212,469−1.3%
19302,945+19.3%
19501,985−32.6%
19612,177+9.7%
19702,165−0.6%
YearPop.±%
19801,996−7.8%
19911,814−9.1%
20011,841+1.5%
20111,866+1.4%
20211,898+1.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The Lovosice–Teplice railway runs through Bystřany.

Sights

A cultural monument is the chapel in the old part of Bystřany from 1811. An architecturally significant building is the Protestant church from the end of the 19th century.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ↑ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Bystřany. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  3. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Teplice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  4. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ↑ "Současnost obce Bystřany" (in Czech). Obec Bystřany. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
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