Býšť

Býšť
Býšť
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 50°7′57″N 15°54′40″E / 50.13250°N 15.91111°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Pardubice
First mentioned	1360
Area
• Total	34.09 km2 (13.16 sq mi)
Elevation	305 m (1,001 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	1,689
• Density	49.55/km2 (128.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	533 22
Website	www.byst.cz

Býšť (German: Bejscht, Beyscht) is a municipality and village in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

Býšť (962)
Bělečko (261)
Hoděšovice (369)
Hrachoviště (94)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Býšek or Býška.^[3]

Geography

Býšť is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Pardubice and 8 km (5 mi) southeast of Hradec Králové. It lies on the border between the East Elbe Table and Orlice Table.

History

The first written mention of Býšť is from 1360, when the church was mentioned. Býšť was devastated during the Thirty Years' War. The first school here was built in 1780. During the 19th century, there was also a synagogue.^[4]

In the 18th century, Býšť, together with Rokytno and Chvojenec, was the centre of a persecuted religious sect of Deists called blouznivci.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,845	—
1880	1,943	+5.3%
1890	1,810	−6.8%
1900	1,717	−5.1%
1910	1,626	−5.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,466	−9.8%
1930	1,288	−12.1%
1950	1,087	−15.6%
1961	1,045	−3.9%
1970	927	−11.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	797	−14.0%
1991	798	+0.1%
2001	982	+23.1%
2011	1,525	+55.3%
2021	1,686	+10.6%

Source: Censuses^[6]^[7]

Transport

The I/35 road from Hradec Králové to Olomouc runs through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Býšť is the Church of Saint George. The current Baroque building dates from 1822, when it was reconstructed after a fire.^[4]

Notable people

Eduard Nápravník (1839–1916), conductor and composer

References

↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
↑ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). p. 263.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Býšť. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
↑ "Rokytno pohledem do minulosti" (in čeština). Obec Rokytno. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.

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

[3] Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). p. 263.

[sights-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Býšť. Retrieved 2022-07-11.

[5] "Rokytno pohledem do minulosti" (in čeština). Obec Rokytno. Retrieved 2021-10-12.

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

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

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