Běchary is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Administrative division Běchary consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Běchary (217) Běchárky (20)
Etymology The initial name of the village was Běchaři, meaning "the village of běchařs". Běchař was an Old Czech term for a certain type of craftsman. However, it is not known today what this word exactly meant.
Geography Běchary is located about south of Jičín and northeast of Prague. It lies on the border between the Central Elbe Table and Jičín Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level.
History The first written mention of Běchary is from 1290. Before 1559, the village was part of the Kopidlno estate, and then it was joined to the Staré Hrady estate. From 1609 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, it belonged again to the Kopidlno estate.
Demographics
Transport There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Běchary is the Church of Saint Adalbert. It is a Gothic church with significant Baroque modifications.
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