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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
YearPop.±%
1869323—    
1880351+8.7%
1890424+20.8%
1900420−0.9%
1910491+16.9%
YearPop.±%
1921474−3.5%
1930478+0.8%
1950315−34.1%
1961331+5.1%
1970356+7.6%
YearPop.±%
1980359+0.8%
1991323−10.0%
2001329+1.9%
2011388+17.9%
2021495+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 railway 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]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Býkev. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mělník" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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