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Dolní Bečva

Coordinates: 49°27′18″N 18°11′39″E / 49.45500°N 18.19417°E / 49.45500; 18.19417
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Dolní Bečva
Municipality
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Dolní Bečva is located in Czech Republic
Dolní Bečva
Dolní Bečva
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°27′18″N 18°11′39″E / 49.45500°N 18.19417°E / 49.45500; 18.19417
Country Czech Republic
RegionZlín
DistrictVsetín
First mentioned1597
Area
 • Total20.04 km2 (7.74 sq mi)
Elevation
427 m (1,401 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,985
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
756 55
Websitewww.dolnibecva.cz

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

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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

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The first written mention of Dolní Bečva is from 1597.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,547—    
18801,559+0.8%
18901,395−10.5%
19001,595+14.3%
19101,501−5.9%
YearPop.±%
19211,448−3.5%
19301,591+9.9%
19501,381−13.2%
19611,673+21.1%
19701,746+4.4%
YearPop.±%
19801,743−0.2%
19911,762+1.1%
20011,772+0.6%
20111,800+1.6%
20211,831+1.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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The I/35 road (part of the European route E442) from Valašské Meziříčí to the Czech-Slovak border passes through the municipality.

Sights

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Chapel and sculpture of Saints Cyril and Methodius on Radhošť

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

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Dolní Bečva is twinned with:[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Dolní Bečva. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Kostel sv. Antonína Paduánského" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  6. ^ "Socha Radegasta" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  7. ^ "Partnerské obce" (in Slovak). Kamenec pod Vtáčnikom. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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