Bystročice

Bystročice is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Bystročice
Municipality
Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius
Flag Coat of arms
Bystročice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°32′11″N 17°11′37″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Olomouc
First mentioned	1141
Area
• Total	8.01 km2 (3.09 sq mi)
Elevation	215 m (705 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	863
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	783 41
Website	www.obecbystrocice.cz

Bystročice lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Olomouc and 209 km (130 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative division

Bystročice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Bystročice (647)
• Žerůvky (195)

History

The first written mention of Bystročice is in a deed of bishop Jindřich Zdík from 1141.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	551	—
1880	595	+8.0%
1890	659	+10.8%
1900	666	+1.1%
1910	729	+9.5%
1921	758	+4.0%
1930	810	+6.9%
1950	692	−14.6%
1961	712	+2.9%
1970	669	−6.0%
1980	667	−0.3%
1991	606	−9.1%
2001	597	−1.5%
2011	740	+24.0%
2021	842	+13.8%
Source: Censuses[4][5]