House on the corner of Mělnická and Komenského streets
The name is believed to originate from the personal name Byš.[2]
Geographyedit
Byšice is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of Mělník and 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table plateau.
Historyedit
The first written mention of Byšice is from 1321. The settlement was founded on a trade route from Mělník to Mladá Boleslav. It was an agricultural and market village, in the 19th century it was a market town.[2]
The seal comes from the 15th or 16th century. The coat of arms is derived from this seal.[2]
Demographicsedit
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1869
757
—
1880
1,091
+44.1%
1890
1,077
−1.3%
1900
1,128
+4.7%
1910
1,282
+13.7%
Year
Pop.
±%
1921
1,235
−3.7%
1930
1,301
+5.3%
1950
1,147
−11.8%
1961
1,229
+7.1%
1970
1,295
+5.4%
Year
Pop.
±%
1980
1,168
−9.8%
1991
1,144
−2.1%
2001
1,155
+1.0%
2011
1,320
+14.3%
2021
1,354
+2.6%
Source: Historical lexicon of municipalities of the Czech Republic[3][4]
Economyedit
In Byšice is located one of the most significant Czech food-producing companies, Vitana. The company was founded in 1919 as Graf and it was moved to Byšice in 1927. In 2013, it became a part of the Orkla ASA conglomerate.[5]
A large part of the municipal territory is agricultural land, which is managed by several entities.[6]
Sightsedit
Church of St. John the Baptist
The most valuable building is the Church of St. John the Baptist. It is a Baroque building from 1690–1693.[2] The church has been protected as a cultural monument.[7]
The church is a single rectangular building. It has a rectangular, triangular-ended presbytery. There is a rectangular sacristy in the axis of the building. The façade of the church is divided by pilasters. There are niches in the side fields of the façade. In the middle of the facade is a rectangular portal with a supraport and a rectangular window with a segmental niche. In the side parts of the facade above the pilasters takes place laying. Above the middle part is a ledge. The façade is finished with a wing gable with vases, pilasters and niches. The side facades have lysine frames and semicircular windows.[8]
The presbytery and the sacristy have a barrel vault with lunettes. The ship has a flat ceiling. There is an indistinct stucco decoration on the vault and wall of the presbytery and the semicircular triumphal arch. The walls of the nave are divided by cornice pilasters with stucco decoration. There are stucco cut fields on the ceiling of the ship.[8]
^ abcd"Historie obce Byšice" (in Czech). Obec Byšice. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
^"Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mělník" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^"Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^"O nás" (in Czech). Orkla Foods Česko a Slovensko a.s. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
^"Současnost obce Byšice" (in Czech). Obec Byšice. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
^"Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
^ abPoche, Emanuel (1977). Umělecké památky Čech (in Czech). Academia. pp. 158, 159.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Byšice.
Official website
April 18, 2024
byšice, municipality, village, mělník, district, central, bohemian, region, czech, republic, about, inhabitants, municipalitymunicipal, officeflagcoat, armslocation, czech, republiccoordinates, 31056, 61139, 31056, 61139country, czech, republicregioncentral, b. Bysice is a municipality and village in Melnik District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic It has about 1 400 inhabitants BysiceMunicipalityMunicipal officeFlagCoat of armsBysiceLocation in the Czech RepublicCoordinates 50 18 38 N 14 36 41 E 50 31056 N 14 61139 E 50 31056 14 61139Country Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictMelnikFirst mentioned1321Area Total10 85 km2 4 19 sq mi Elevation195 m 640 ft Population 2023 01 01 1 Total1 431 Density130 km2 340 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code277 32Websitewww wbr bysice wbr eu Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography 3 History 4 Demographics 5 Economy 6 Sights 7 References 8 External linksEtymology edit nbsp House on the corner of Melnicka and Komenskeho streets The name is believed to originate from the personal name Bys 2 Geography editBysice is located about 9 kilometres 6 mi southeast of Melnik and 23 kilometres 14 mi north of Prague It lies in the Jizera Table plateau History editThe first written mention of Bysice is from 1321 The settlement was founded on a trade route from Melnik to Mlada Boleslav It was an agricultural and market village in the 19th century it was a market town 2 The seal comes from the 15th or 16th century The coat of arms is derived from this seal 2 Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop 1869757 18801 091 44 1 18901 077 1 3 19001 128 4 7 19101 282 13 7 YearPop 19211 235 3 7 19301 301 5 3 19501 147 11 8 19611 229 7 1 19701 295 5 4 YearPop 19801 168 9 8 19911 144 2 1 20011 155 1 0 20111 320 14 3 20211 354 2 6 Source Historical lexicon of municipalities of the Czech Republic 3 4 Economy editIn Bysice is located one of the most significant Czech food producing companies Vitana The company was founded in 1919 as Graf and it was moved to Bysice in 1927 In 2013 it became a part of the Orkla ASA conglomerate 5 A large part of the municipal territory is agricultural land which is managed by several entities 6 Sights edit nbsp Church of St John the BaptistThe most valuable building is the Church of St John the Baptist It is a Baroque building from 1690 1693 2 The church has been protected as a cultural monument 7 The church is a single rectangular building It has a rectangular triangular ended presbytery There is a rectangular sacristy in the axis of the building The facade of the church is divided by pilasters There are niches in the side fields of the facade In the middle of the facade is a rectangular portal with a supraport and a rectangular window with a segmental niche In the side parts of the facade above the pilasters takes place laying Above the middle part is a ledge The facade is finished with a wing gable with vases pilasters and niches The side facades have lysine frames and semicircular windows 8 The presbytery and the sacristy have a barrel vault with lunettes The ship has a flat ceiling There is an indistinct stucco decoration on the vault and wall of the presbytery and the semicircular triumphal arch The walls of the nave are divided by cornice pilasters with stucco decoration There are stucco cut fields on the ceiling of the ship 8 References edit Population of Municipalities 1 January 2023 Czech Statistical Office 2023 05 23 a b c d Historie obce Bysice in Czech Obec Bysice Retrieved 2022 05 03 Historicky lexikon obci Ceske republiky 1869 2011 Okres Melnik in Czech Czech Statistical Office 2015 12 21 pp 1 2 Population Census 2021 Population by sex Public Database Czech Statistical Office 2021 03 27 O nas in Czech Orkla Foods Cesko a Slovensko a s Retrieved 2023 11 02 Soucasnost obce Bysice in Czech Obec Bysice Retrieved 2022 05 03 Kostel sv Jana Krtitele in Czech National Heritage Institute Retrieved 2020 11 16 a b Poche Emanuel 1977 Umelecke pamatky Cech in Czech Academia pp 158 159 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bysice Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bysice amp oldid 1183265196, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
