Býkev

50°20′50″N 14°25′5″E / 50.34722°N 14.41806°E / 50.34722; 14.41806Country Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictMělníkFirst mentioned1392Area • Total5.62 km² (2.17 sq mi)Elevation166 m (545 ft)Population • Total579 • Density100/km² (270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.obecbykev.cz

Býkev is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Jenišovice is an administrative part of Býkev.

Geography

Býkev is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Mělník and 28 km (17 mi) north of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table.

History

The first written mention of Býkev is from 1392. Jenišovice was founded around 1250. For centuries, agriculture has been the main livelihood of the inhabitants. That did not change until 1994, when the State Farm ceased to exist.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 323 —     1880 351 +8.7% 1890 424 +20.8% 1900 420 −0.9% 1910 491 +16.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 474 −3.5% 1930 478 +0.8% 1950 315 −34.1% 1961 331 +5.1% 1970 356 +7.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 359 +0.8% 1991 323 −10.0% 2001 329 +1.9% 2011 388 +17.9% 2021 495 +27.6%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The I/16 road (the section from Mělník to Slaný) passes through Býkev.

The railway line Prague–Ústí nad Labem goes through the municipality, but there is no train station.

Sights

The main landmark of Býkov is the monument to the victims of World War I, built in the form of the Czech Lion (heraldic symbol of the Czech Republic) in 1918–1920.^[2]

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