Bystročice

Bystročice
Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius
Bystročice
Location 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
RegionOlomouc
DistrictOlomouc
First mentioned1141
Area
 • Total
8.01 km2 (3.09 sq mi)
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
863
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
783 41
Websitewww.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 division

Bystročice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Bystročice (647)
  • Žerůvky (195)

History

The first written mention of Bystročice is in a deed of bishop Jindřich Zdík from 1141.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869551—    
1880595+8.0%
1890659+10.8%
1900666+1.1%
1910729+9.5%
1921758+4.0%
1930810+6.9%
1950692−14.6%
1961712+2.9%
1970669−6.0%
1980667−0.3%
1991606−9.1%
2001597−1.5%
2011740+24.0%
2021842+13.8%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ^ "Historie obcí Bystročice a Žerůvky" (in Czech). Obec Bystročice. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.