Velká Bystřice (German: Groß Wisternitz) is a town in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants.
Velká Bystřice | |
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 Town hall | |
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  Velká Bystřice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°35′39″N 17°21′50″E / 49.59417°N 17.36389°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Olomouc |
| First mentioned | 1275 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marek Pazdera |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.22 km2 (3.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 3,694 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 783 53 |
| Website | www |
Geography
editVelká Bystřice is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Olomouc. It lies on the border between the Upper Morava Valley and Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is at 315 m (1,033 ft) above sea level. The town is situated on both banks of the Bystřice River.
History
editThe first written mention of Velká Bystřice is from 1275. A fortress in Velká Bystřice was first documented in 1381. Around 1500, the village was promoted to a market town. From 1589 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848, Velká Bystřice was owned by Archdiocese of Olomouc. Velká Bystřice became a town in 1998.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editA section of the D35 motorway (part of the European routes E442 and E462), which connects Olomouc with the D1 motorway, passes through the southern part of the municipal territory.
Velká Bystřice is located on the railway line Olomouc–Moravský Beroun.[5]
Sights
editThe most important monument is the Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist. It is a Baroque church from 1742, but it has a Gothic core.[6]
Velká Bystřice Castle was originally a Renaissance castle from the 1570s, created by the reconstruction of the old fortress from the first half of the 14th century. After a fire 1835, the castle was rebuilt and served as a brewery. Since 2014, it has been a hotel.[7]
Notable people
edit- František Moravec (born 1939), parasitologist
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Město Velká Bystřice. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Velká Bystřice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Kostel Stětí sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ "Zámek s bývalým pivovarem" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
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