Dolní Bečva
Dolní Bečva | |
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Coordinates: 49°27′18″N 18°11′39″E / 49.45500°N 18.19417°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Zlín |
District | Vsetín |
First mentioned | 1597 |
Area | |
• Total | 20.04 km2 (7.74 sq mi) |
Elevation | 427 m (1,401 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,985 |
• Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 756 55 |
Website | www |
Dolní Bečva is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.
Geography
[edit]Dolní Bečva is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Vsetín and 38 km (24 mi) south of Ostrava. It lies on the border between the Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain range and the Rožnov Furrow valley. The highest point is the Radhošť mountain at 1,129 m (3,704 ft) above sea level, whose peak lies on the municipal border. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Rožnovská Bečva River.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Dolní Bečva is from 1597.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]The I/35 road (part of the European route E442) from Valašské Meziříčí to the Czech-Slovak border passes through the municipality.
Sights
[edit]In the centre of Dolní Bečva is the Church of Saint Anthony of Padua. It was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1906.[5]
On the Radhošť mountain there are the Chapel of Saints Cyril and Methodius and the Radegast statue by Albin Polasek (the original from 1931 was replaced with a copy in 1998).[6]
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Dolní Bečva is twinned with:[7]
Kamenec pod Vtáčnikom, Slovakia
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Dolní Bečva. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Antonína Paduánského" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
- ^ "Socha Radegasta" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "Partnerské obce" (in Slovak). Kamenec pod Vtáčnikom. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
External links
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