Běchovice () is a
suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...
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 ...
, currently a municipal district in the administrative district
Prague 21. It is located about 13 km east of the city centre. The main road and railway line connecting Prague and
Kolín pass through Běchovice. The population as of 2008 was 4,038.
First mentioned in 1228 in possession of
St. George's Convent at
Prague Castle, the village was incorporated into Prague in 1974.
Běchovice railway station was the site of
Massacre in Běchovice which happened on 17 June 1848.
Today the location is domestically known mainly for the
Běchovice – Prague Race, a mass attended 10 km run whose course follows the road from Běchovice towards Prague. It has been held in early autumn each year without interruption since 1897.
Demographics
References
External links
* http://www.praha-bechovice.cz/ official website of the municipal district
* http://www.bechovice-praha.cz/ official website of Běchovice - Prague Run
* https://www.facebook.com/PrahaBechovice Facebook of Běchovice in Prague
File:Bechovice_Prague_CZ_kilometre_stone_13.JPG, Kilometre stone 13 on thoroughfare to Kolín, the starting point of the Běchovice Run
File:Praha,_Běchovice,_památník.jpg, Runner's memorial in adjacent park
Districts of Prague
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