Bečváry

Bečváry
Bečváry
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 49°57′24″N 15°4′48″E / 49.95667°N 15.08000°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kolín
First mentioned	1265
Area
• Total	16.28 km2 (6.29 sq mi)
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	1,068
• Density	65.60/km2 (169.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	281 43, 281 44, 285 04
Website	www.becvary.cz

Bečváry (German: Betschwar) is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

Bečváry (513)
Červený Hrádek (300)
Hatě (49)
Horní Jelčany (50)
Poďousy (132)

Hatě and Horní Jelčany form an exclave of the municipal territory.

Etymology

The name is derived from the word bečvář, i.e. 'cooper'. It was a village where coopers lived.^[3]

Geography

Bečváry is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Kolín and 40 km (25 mi) east of Prague. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at 430 m (1,411 ft) above sea level. The Bečvárka Stream flows through the municipality and supplies the fishpond Podbečvárský rybník.

History

The first written mention of Bečváry is from 1265.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,658	—
1880	1,970	+18.8%
1890	1,915	−2.8%
1900	1,840	−3.9%
1910	1,776	−3.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,721	−3.1%
1930	1,624	−5.6%
1950	1,276	−21.4%
1961	1,386	+8.6%
1970	1,230	−11.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,148	−6.7%
1991	1,022	−11.0%
2001	994	−2.7%
2011	981	−1.3%
2021	1,044	+6.4%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

The I/2 road from Prague to Kutná Hora and Pardubice runs through the municipality.

Transport

Bečváry is located on the railway line Kolín–Ledečko.^[7]

Sights

The main landmark of Bečváry is the late Baroque castle. Construction of the castle started in the mid-18th century, but the building remained unfinished until the rule of Ernst Gideon von Laudon, who had the castle rebuilt and expanded between 1766 and 1774. Nowadays, the castle is not accessible to the public and is being gradually reconstructed by a private owner.^[8]

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. 38.
↑ "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Bečváry. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
↑ "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.
↑ "Station details Bečváry". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-09-15.
↑ "Zámek Bečváry" (in čeština). Asociace majitelů hradů a zámků. Retrieved 2026-01-18.

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. 38.

[4] "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Bečváry. Retrieved 2022-10-24.

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

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

[7] "Station details Bečváry". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-09-15.

[8] "Zámek Bečváry" (in čeština). Asociace majitelů hradů a zámků. Retrieved 2026-01-18.

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