Býchory is a municipality and village in
Kolín District
Kolín District ( cs, okres Kolín) is a district ('' okres'') within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Kolín.
List of municipalities
Barchovice -
Bečváry -
Bělušice -
Břežany I -
Břežany II -
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in the
Central Bohemian Region
The Central Bohemian Region ( cz, Středočeský kraj, german: Mittelböhmische Region) is an administrative unit ( cz, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
. It has about 600 inhabitants.
It is located northeast of
Kolín
Kolín (; german: Kolin, Neu Kolin, Collin) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 32,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation.
Administra ...
and east of
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
.
History
The first written mention of Býchory is from 1352.
Sights
Býchory Castle (also called Horskýsfeld) is a manor house, built in the
Tudor neo-Gothic style in 1865. It was owned by
Jan Kubelík
Jan Kubelík (5 July 18805 December 1940) was a Czech violinist and composer.
Biography
He was born in Michle (now part of Prague). His father, a gardener by occupation, was an amateur violinist. He taught his two sons the violin and after d ...
in 1904–1916.
Notable people
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Jan Kubelík
Jan Kubelík (5 July 18805 December 1940) was a Czech violinist and composer.
Biography
He was born in Michle (now part of Prague). His father, a gardener by occupation, was an amateur violinist. He taught his two sons the violin and after d ...
(1880–1940), violinist and composer; lived here
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Rafael Kubelík
Rafael Jeroným Kubelík, KBE (29 June 1914 – 11 August 1996) was a Czech conductor and composer.
Son of a well-known violinist, Jan Kubelík, he was trained in Prague, and made his debut with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 1 ...
(1914–1996), Czech-Swiss conductor and composer
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Villages in Kolín District
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