Byšice () is a municipality and village in

Mělník District Mělník District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Mělník. Administrative division Mělník District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities wit ...

in the

Central Bohemian Region The Central Bohemian Region ( ; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in the Czech capital Prague, which lies in the centre of the regio ...

of the

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. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is believed to originate from the personal name Byš.

Geography

Byšice is located about southeast of

Mělník Mělník (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zon ...

and north of

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. It lies in the

Jizera Table The Jizera Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Central Bohemian Region, northeast of Prague. Geomorphology The Jizera Table is a mesoregion of the Central Bohemian Table wit ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The stream

Košátecký potok The Košátecký potok is a stream in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Central Bohemian Region. It is long, but the upper course of the stream is dry for most of the year. Etymology The name means 'Ko� ...

flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Byšice is from 1321. The settlement was founded on a trade route from

Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It lies on the left bank of the Jizera (river), Jizera River. Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region. I ...

. It was an agricultural and market village, in the 19th century it was a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

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

Demographics

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 to Byšice in 1927. In 2013, it became a part of the

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conglomerate. A large part of the municipal territory is agricultural land, which is managed by several entities.

Transport

The I/16 road, which connects the D10 motorway with

, passes through the municipality.

Sights

The most valuable building is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the Baroque style in 1690–1693 and modified in the mid-18th century. It is a single-nave church with an elongated floor plan.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bysice Villages in Mělník District