Býkev is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative division Býkev consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Býkev (379) Jenišovice (116)
Geography Býkev is located about west of Mělník and 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.
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.
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