Bystřec

Municipality in Pardubice, Czech Republic

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49°59′34″N 16°29′52″E / 49.99278°N 16.49778°E / 49.99278; 16.49778Country

Czech RepublicRegionPardubiceDistrict Ústí nad OrlicíFirst mentioned1304Area

• Total18.14 km² (7.00 sq mi)Elevation

490 m (1,610 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,145 • Density63/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

561 54

Websitewww.bystrec.cz

Bystřec (German: Waltersdorf) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

History

The first written mention of Bystřec is from 1304. It was founded on the crossroads of two old trade routes.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,565	—
1880	1,573	+0.5%
1890	1,530	−2.7%
1900	1,421	−7.1%
1910	1,456	+2.5%
1921	1,400	−3.8%
1930	1,421	+1.5%
1950	1,089	−23.4%
1961	1,032	−5.2%
1970	1,018	−1.4%
1980	1,042	+2.4%
1991	1,064	+2.1%
2001	1,043	−2.0%
2011	1,097	+5.2%
2021	1,121	+2.2%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Bystřec. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Ústí nad Orlicí" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.