Běchovice () is a
suburb of
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...
, currently a municipal district in the administrative district
Prague 21. It is located about 13 km east of the city centre. The main road and railway line connecting Prague and
Kolín
Kolín (; german: Kolin, Neu Kolin, Collin) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 32,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation.
Administra ...
pass through Běchovice. The population as of 2008 was 4,038.
First mentioned in 1228 in possession of
St. George's Convent at
Prague Castle
Prague Castle ( cs, Pražský hrad; ) is a castle complex in Prague 1 Municipality within Prague, Czech Republic, built in the 9th century. It is the official office of the President of the Czech Republic. The castle was a seat of power for king ...
, the village was incorporated into Prague in 1974.
Běchovice railway station was the site of
Massacre in Běchovice
The Massacre in Běchovice occurred on 17 June 1848 at the train station in the village of Běchovice near Prague (now part of the city), in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic).
In the revolutionary year 1848, many of Prague's bourgeoisie decided to ...
which happened on 17 June 1848.
Today the location is domestically known mainly for a mass attended 10 km run whose course follows the road from Běchovice towards Prague. It has been held in early autumn each year without interruption since 1897.
References
External links
* http://www.praha-bechovice.cz/ official website of the municipal district
* http://www.bechovice-praha.cz/ official website of Běchovice - Prague Run
* https://www.facebook.com/PrahaBechovice Facebook of Běchovice in Prague
File:Bechovice_Prague_CZ_kilometre_stone_13.JPG, Kilometre stone 13 on thoroughfare to Kolín, the starting point of the Běchovice Run
File:Praha,_Běchovice,_památník.jpg, Runner's memorial in adjacent park
Districts of Prague
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