Býkev is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Býkev | |
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 Centre of Býkev | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Býkev Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°20′50″N 14°25′5″E / 50.34722°N 14.41806°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mělník |
| First mentioned | 1392 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 166 m (545 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 560 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 276 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts edit
The village of Jenišovice is an administrative part of Býkev.
Geography edit
Býkev is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Mělník and 28 km (17 mi) north of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table.
History edit
The first written mention of Býkev is from 1392. Jenišovice was founded around 1250. For centuries, agriculture has been the main livelihood of the inhabitants. That did not change until 1994, when the State Farm ceased to exist.[2]
Demographics edit
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Transport edit
The I/16 road (the section from Mělník to Slaný) passes through Býkev.
The railway line Prague–Ústí nad Labem goes through the municipality, but there is no railway station.
Sights edit
The main landmark of Býkov is the monument to the victims of World War I, built in the form of the Czech Lion (heraldic symbol of the Czech Republic) in 1918–1920.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Býkev. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ "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.
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