Bystřany

Bystřany
Bystřany
Municipality
	Municipal office
	Flag Coat of arms
	Bystřany Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°37′39″N 13°51′49″E / 50.62750°N 13.86361°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Teplice
First mentioned	1509
Government
• Mayor	Ivan Vinický (SOCDEM)
Area
• Total	8.52 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Elevation	190 m (620 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	1,922
• Density	230/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	417 61
Website	www.bystrany.eu

Bystřany ( German: Wisterschan) is a municipality and village in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The villages of Nechvalice, Nové Dvory, Světice and Úpořiny are administrative parts of Bystřany.

Geography[edit]

Bystřany is located about 2 kilometres (1 mi) southeast of Teplice and 12 km (7 mi) southwest of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in the Central Bohemian Uplands. The Bystřice Stream flows through the municipality.

History[edit]

The village of Horušany in the Bystřany area was first mentioned in 1238. The first written mention of Bystřany is from 1509. Bystřany became an industrial village in the 19th century and remained that way into the 20th century.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	745	—
1880	1,244	+67.0%
1890	1,401	+12.6%
1900	2,224	+58.7%
1910	2,502	+12.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,469	−1.3%
1930	2,945	+19.3%
1950	1,985	−32.6%
1961	2,177	+9.7%
1970	2,165	−0.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,996	−7.8%
1991	1,814	−9.1%
2001	1,841	+1.5%
2011	1,866	+1.4%
2021	1,898	+1.7%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

The Lovosice–Teplice railway runs through Bystřany.

Sights[edit]

A cultural monument is the chapel in the old part of Bystřany from 1811. An architecturally significant building is the Protestant church from the end of the 19th century.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Bystřany. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Teplice" (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.
^ "Současnost obce Bystřany" (in Czech). Obec Bystřany. Retrieved 2022-07-31.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Bystřany. Retrieved 2021-07-15.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Teplice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.

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

[5] "Současnost obce Bystřany" (in Czech). Obec Bystřany. Retrieved 2022-07-31.

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