Bechyně
Sign in to saveBechyně (; ) is a town in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,800 inhabitants. The town is known for its mud spa and its tradition of pottery production, which continues today in the form of sanitary ware production. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bechyně
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Bechyně, náměstí (05).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- T. G. Masaryka Square with the Church of Saint Matthew
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Bechyne.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Bechyne CoA CZ.png
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- South Bohemian
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tábor
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Czech Republic
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Czech Republic
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Štěpán Ondřich
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 993
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Bechyně
- Population
- 4815
- Area
- 21.293035
- Elevation
- 406
- Official website
- www.mestobechyne.cz
- Image
- Bechyně náměstí a kostel.jpg
- Licence plate code
- C
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- Commons category
- Bechyně
- postal code
- 375 01
- Commons gallery
- Bechyně
- time of earliest written record
- 1323-01-01
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- web feed URL
- www.mestobechyne.cz/rss.xml
- native label
- Bechyně
- number of houses
- 1040
- mean age
- 45.7
- P8168
- 2001 WNBA Draft
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15 sectionsContents
- Administrative division
- Etymology
- Geography
- History
- Demographics
- Economy
- Spa
- Transport
- Education
- Sights
- Bechyn, Minnesota
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- External links
Bechyně (; ) is a town in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,800 inhabitants. The town is known for its mud spa and its tradition of pottery production, which continues today in the form of sanitary ware production. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
==Administrative division== Bechyně consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Bechyně (4,670) Hvožďany (123) Senožaty (77)
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