Bystřany ( ) is a municipality and village in

Teplice District Teplice District () is a Okres, district in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Teplice. Administrative division Teplice District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with ext ...

in the

Ústí nad Labem Region Ústí nad Labem Region or Ústecký Region () is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of the historical land of Bohemia, and named after the capital, Ústí nad Labem. I ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Bystřany consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Bystřany (1,147) *Nechvalice (17) *Nové Dvory (56) *Světice (520) *Úpořiny (158)

Geography

Bystřany is located about southeast of

Teplice Teplice (, until 1948 Teplice-Šanov; , ''Teplitz-Schönau'') is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 51,000 inhabitants. It is the most populous Czech spa town, followed by Karlovy Vary. The historic city cen ...

and southwest of

Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction. ...

. It lies in the Central Bohemian Uplands. The highest point is the hill Na Lišce at above sea level. The Bystřice Stream flows through the municipality. The

Bílina Bílina (; ) is a town in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. It is known for its destination spa, spas and as a source of the strongly mineralized water, Bílinská kyselka. The ...

River flows along the southern municipal border.

History

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.

Demographics

Transport

The I/8 road (the section from

Lovosice Lovosice (; ) is a town in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,700 inhabitants. It is an industrial town. Geography Lovosice is located about southwest of Litoměřice and south of Ústí n ...

) passes through the municipality. The R/63 expressway splits from it and connects Bystřany with the D8 motorway. Both these roads forms parts of the

European route E442 European route E 442 is part of the international E-road network. Route * ** E48, E49 Karlovy Vary ** E55 Teplice ** E65 Turnov ** E67 Hradec Králové ** E462 Olomouc * ** E50, E75 Žilina Žilina (; ; ; ; Names of Eur ...

. Bystřany is located in the railway line Teplice– Radejčín.

Sights

A cultural monument is the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, located in the old part of Bystřany. It is a small Neoclassical building dating from 1811. A notable building is the Protestant church from the end of the 19th century. The Bílina River is bridged by a stone bridge from the second half of the 18th century, which is a technical monument.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bystrany Villages in Teplice District