| Býšť | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pardubice |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pardubice |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.1325°N 15.9111°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1360 |
| Area Total Km2: | 34.09 |
| Elevation M: | 305 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1672 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 533 22 |
Býšť (de|Bejscht, Beyscht) is a municipality and village in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.
The villages of Bělečko, Hoděšovice and Hrachoviště are administrative parts of Býšť.
The name was derived from the personal name Býšek or Býška.[2]
Býšť is located about 14km (09miles) northeast of Pardubice and 8km (05miles) southeast of Hradec Králové. It lies on the border between the East Elbe Table and Orlice Table.
The first written mention of Býšť is from 1360, when the church was mentioned. Býšť was devastated during the Thirty Years' War. The first school here was built in 1780. During the 19th century, there was also a synagogue.[3]
In the 18th century, Býšť, together with Rokytno and Chvojenec, was the centre of a persecuted religious sect of Deists called blouznivci.[4]
The I/35 road from Hradec Králové to Olomouc runs through the municipality.
The main landmark of Býšť is the Church of Saint George. The current Baroque building dates from 1822, when it was reconstructed after a fire.[3]