Býkovice

Býkovice
Centre of Býkovice
Centre of Býkovice
Flag of Býkovice
Coat of arms of Býkovice
Býkovice is located in Czech Republic
Býkovice
Býkovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°25′49″N 16°32′18″E / 49.43028°N 16.53833°E / 49.43028; 16.53833
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBlansko
First mentioned1264
Area
 • Total5.13 km2 (1.98 sq mi)
Elevation
384 m (1,260 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total267
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
679 71
Websitewww.obecbykovice.cz

Býkovice is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Býkovice lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Blansko, 27 km (17 mi) north of Brno, and 169 km (105 mi) south-east of Prague.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Býkovice is from 1264.[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869359—    
1880344−4.2%
1890338−1.7%
1900341+0.9%
1910374+9.7%
1921379+1.3%
1930336−11.3%
1950293−12.8%
1961288−1.7%
1970260−9.7%
1980227−12.7%
1991190−16.3%
2001173−8.9%
2011200+15.6%
2021253+26.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Býkovice. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Blansko" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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