Bečov

Bečov
Municipality
Bečov seen from the north
Flag Coat of arms
Bečov Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°26′59″N 13°43′5″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Most
First mentioned	1327
Area
• Total	28.23 km^2 (10.90 sq mi)
Elevation	255 m (837 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,386
• Density	49/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	435 26
Website	www.oubecov.cz

Bečov (German: Hochpetsch) is a municipality and village in Most District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Bečov lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Most, 33 km (21 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 65 km (40 mi) north-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Milá and Zaječice are administrative parts of Bečov.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,368	—
1880	1,642	+20.0%
1890	1,614	−1.7%
1900	1,599	−0.9%
1910	1,999	+25.0%
1921	1,975	−1.2%
1930	1,999	+1.2%
1950	1,333	−33.3%
1961	1,323	−0.8%
1970	973	−26.5%
1980	1,989	+104.4%
1991	1,804	−9.3%
2001	2,079	+15.2%
2011	1,630	−21.6%
2021	1,362	−16.4%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website