Běchary

Běchary
Municipality
Centre of Běchary
Flag Coat of arms
Běchary Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°18′51″N 15°17′33″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Jičín
First mentioned	1290
Area
• Total	8.79 km^2 (3.39 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	269
• Density	31/km^2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	507 32
Website	www.bechary.cz

Běchary is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Běchárky is an administrative part of Běchary.

Geography

Běchary is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) south of Jičín and 59 km (37 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies on the border between the Central Elbe Table and Jičín Uplands. The highest point is at 260 m (850 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Běchary is from 1290. Before 1559, the village was part of the Kopidlno estate, then it was joined to the Staré Hrady estate. From 1609 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, it belonged again to the Kopidlno estate.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 622 —     1880 721 +15.9% 1890 720 −0.1% 1900 699 −2.9% 1910 692 −1.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 675 −2.5% 1930 661 −2.1% 1950 455 −31.2% 1961 368 −19.1% 1970 299 −18.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 264 −11.7% 1991 224 −15.2% 2001 239 +6.7% 2011 219 −8.4% 2021 237 +8.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Church of Saint Adalbert

The main landmark of Běchary is the Church of Saint Adalbert. It is a Gothic church with significant Baroque modifications.^[5]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Běchary. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Kostel sv. Vojtěcha" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-06.

External links

• Official website