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Dolní Bečva

Municipality in Zlín, Czech Republic

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49°27′18″N 18°11′39″E / 49.45500°N 18.19417°E / 49.45500; 18.19417Country

Czech RepublicRegion Zlín District VsetínFirst mentioned1597Area

• Total20.04 km² (7.74 sq mi)Elevation

427 m (1,401 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,955 • Density98/km² (250/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

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

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

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,547	—
1880	1,559	+0.8%
1890	1,395	−10.5%
1900	1,595	+14.3%
1910	1,501	−5.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,448	−3.5%
1930	1,591	+9.9%
1950	1,381	−13.2%
1961	1,673	+21.1%
1970	1,746	+4.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,743	−0.2%
1991	1,762	+1.1%
2001	1,772	+0.6%
2011	1,800	+1.6%
2021	1,831	+1.7%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

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

Sights

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

Dolní Bečva is twinned with:^[7]

Kamenec pod Vtáčnikom, Slovakia

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Dolní Bečva. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Vsetín" (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.
^ "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.