Bystřany | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Ústí nad Labem |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Teplice |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 50.6275°N 13.8636°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1509 |
Area Total Km2: | 8.52 |
Elevation M: | 205 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1935 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 417 61 |
Bystřany (German: Wisterschan) is a municipality and village in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.
The villages of Nechvalice, Nové Dvory, Světice and Úpořiny are administrative parts of Bystřany.
Bystřany is located about 2km (01miles) southeast of Teplice and 12km (07miles) southwest of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in the Central Bohemian Uplands. The highest point is the hill Na Lišce at 316m (1,037feet) above sea level. The Bystřice Stream flows through the municipality. The Bílina River flows along the southern municipal border.
The village of Horušany in the Bystřany area was first mentioned in 1238. The first written mention of Bystřany is from 1509. Bystřany became an industrial village in the 19th century and remained that way into the 20th century.[2]
The I/8 road (the section from Teplice to Lovosice) passes through the municipality. The R/63 expressway splits from it and connects Bystřany with the D8 motorway. Both these roads forms parts of the European route E442.
Bystřany is located in the railway line Teplice–Radejčín.[3]
A cultural monument is the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, located in the old part of Bystřany. It is a small Neoclassical building dating from 1811.[4]
An notable building is the Protestant church from the end of the 19th century.[5]
The Bílina River is bridged by a stone bridge from the second half of the 18th century, which is a technical monument.[6]