Byšice

Byšice is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Byšice
Municipality
Municipal office
Flag
Coat of arms
Byšice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°18′38″N 14°36′41″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMělník
First mentioned1321
Area
 • Total10.85 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Elevation
195 m (640 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total1,395
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
277 32
Websitewww.bysice.eu

History

The first written mention of Byšice is from 1321. The name is believed to originate from the personal name Byš.[2]

The seal comes from the 15th or 16th century. The coat of arms is derived from this seal.[2]

By 1932, the town had 1235 inhabitants. It also had a post office, telegraph office, telephone office, gendarmerie station, volunteer fire brigade, drugstore, 3 barbers, 7 inns, plumber, wheelwright, 4 blacksmiths, 5 tailors, mechanic, 2 mills, Bata shoe store, 2 shoemakers, 3 bakers, 2 midwives, sawmill, roofer, food factory Gráf a spol., 7 peasants, saddler, 3 butchers, 10 general merchandise stores, Savings and Reserve Association Pro Byšice and Liblice, 4 seamstresses, 4 carpenters, 2 coal shops, smoker, large estate, 4 gardeners, and 3 locksmiths.[3]

Economy

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 into Byšice in 1927. In 2013 it became a part of the Orkla ASA conglomerate.[4]

Sights

The most valuable building is the Church of St. John the Baptist. It is a Baroque sacral building. The church has been protected as a cultural monument.[5]

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.[6]

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.[6]

  • Church of St. John the Baptist
  • House on the corner of Mělnická and Komenského streets

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. "Historie obce Byšice" (in Czech). Obec Byšice. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  3. Mosse, Rudolf (1932). Adresář republiky Československé pro průmysl, živnosti, obchod a zemědělství (in Czech). Prague. pp. 106, 107.
  4. "Historie" (in Czech). Orkla Foods Česko a Slovensko a.s. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  5. "kostel sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). The National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  6. Poche, Emanuel (1977). Umělecké památky Čech (in Czech). Academia. pp. 158, 159.
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