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Municipality in Olomouc, Czech Republic

Bystročice
Municipality
Church of Saints Cyril and MethodiusChurch of Saints Cyril and Methodius
Flag of BystročiceFlagCoat of arms of BystročiceCoat of arms
Bystročice is located in Czech RepublicBystročiceBystročiceLocation in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°32′11″N 17°11′37″E / 49.53639°N 17.19361°E / 49.53639; 17.19361
Country Czech Republic
Region Olomouc
District Olomouc
First mentioned 1141
Area
• Total 8.01 km2 (3.09 sq mi)
Elevation 215 m (705 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total 895
• Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 783 41
Website www.obecbystrocice.cz

Bystročice is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Bystročice lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Olomouc and 209 km (130 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts

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The village of Žerůvky is an administrative part of Bystročice.

The first written mention of Bystročice is in a deed of bishop Jindřich Zdík from 1141.[2]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±%
1869 551
1880 595 +8.0%
1890 659 +10.8%
1900 666 +1.1%
1910 729 +9.5%
1921 758 +4.0%
1930 810 +6.9%
1950 692 −14.6%
1961 712 +2.9%
1970 669 −6.0%
1980 667 −0.3%
1991 606 −9.1%
2001 597 −1.5%
2011 740 +24.0%
2021 842 +13.8%
Source: Censuses[3][4]
  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie obcí Bystročice a Žerůvky" (in Czech). Obec Bystročice. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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