Bystřany Explained

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.

Administrative parts

The villages of Nechvalice, Nové Dvory, Světice and Úpořiny are administrative parts of Bystřany.

Geography

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.

History

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]

Transport

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]

Sights

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie obce. Obec Bystřany. cs. 2021-07-15.
  3. Web site: Detail stanice Bystřany v Čechách. České dráhy. cs. 2024-07-24.
  4. Web site: Kaple Neposkvrněného Početí P. Marie. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2024-07-24.
  5. Web site: Současnost obce Bystřany. Obec Bystřany. cs. 2022-07-31.
  6. Web site: Most. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2024-07-24.