Býkev
Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic
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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.
Býkev | |
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Centre of Býkev | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Býkev Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°20′50″N 14°25′5″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mělník |
| First mentioned | 1392 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 166 m (545 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 596 |
| • Density | 106/km2 (275/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 276 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative division
Býkev consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Býkev (379)
- Jenišovice (116)
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.[3]
Demographics
Transport
The I/16 road (the section from Mělník to Slaný) runs 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.[3]
