Dolní Bečva

Dolní Bečva
Dolní Bečva
Municipality
	Common in Dolní Bečva
	Flag Coat of arms
	Dolní Bečva Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°27′18″N 18°11′39″E / 49.45500°N 18.19417°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Vsetín
First mentioned	1597
Area
• Total	20.04 km2 (7.74 sq mi)
Elevation	427 m (1,401 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	1,955
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	756 55
Website	www.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[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[edit]

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[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 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.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Dolní Bečva. Retrieved 2021-12-28.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Vsetín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.

[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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Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Czech Republic