| Bykoš | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Beroun |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.8831°N 14.0636°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1170 |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.07 |
| Elevation M: | 370 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 251 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 267 01 |
Bykoš is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
The name is probably derived from the personal name Bykoš. He could have been the founder of the settlement or its oldest inhabitant.[2]
Bykoš is located about 9km (06miles) south of Beroun and 30km (20miles) southwest of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Hořovice Uplands. The highest point is at 428m (1,404feet) above sea level. The northeastern part of the municipality extends into the Bohemian Karst Protected Landscape Area.
The first written mention of Bykoš is from 1170.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[3] A landmark of the centre of Bykoš is a chapel.