Býšt
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Býšť is a village near Hradec Králové
in the Czech Republic
.
. The first school here was built in 1780. Eduard Nápravník
, conductor and director of the Tsar
's court opera in Sankt Petersburg was born here on August 24, 1839 (the school bears his name today). The church building is mentioned in 1360 (it was burned down and rebuilt several times). During the 19th century there was also a synagogue. During the 18th century the village, together with Rokytno
and Chvojenec
, was the center of a persecuted religious sect of Deists (called blouznivci).
A major part of the village is located around the busy road from Hradec Králové to Brno. Smaller nearby villages Bělečko, Hoděšovice and Hrachoviště are officially part of Býšť. Most people from Býšť work in nearby cities. The village become a de-facto suburb of Hradec Králové in recent years.
Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Hradec Králové Region of Bohemia. The city's economy is based on food-processing technology, photochemical, and electronics manufacture. Traditional industries include musical instrument manufacturing – the best known being PETROF pianos...
in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
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History
The place is first mentioned in written form in 1360. The village was devastated during the Thirty Years' WarThirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
. The first school here was built in 1780. Eduard Nápravník
Eduard Nápravník
Eduard Francevič Nápravník was a Czech conductor and composer, who settled in Russia and is best known for his leading role in Russian musical life as the principal conductor of the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg for many decades...
, conductor and director of the Tsar
Tsar
Tsar is a title used to designate certain European Slavic monarchs or supreme rulers. As a system of government in the Tsardom of Russia and Russian Empire, it is known as Tsarist autocracy, or Tsarism...
's court opera in Sankt Petersburg was born here on August 24, 1839 (the school bears his name today). The church building is mentioned in 1360 (it was burned down and rebuilt several times). During the 19th century there was also a synagogue. During the 18th century the village, together with Rokytno
Rokytno
Rokytno is a village near Sezemice in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of 748 .The place is first mentioned in written document in 1436. Its name is derived from willows growing in swampy areas...
and Chvojenec
Chvojenec
Chvojenec is village in Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic, near the town of Holice. It has a population of 631 .Small fort in this area is mentioned in 1336. This fortress protected crossing of two roads. Ruins of the fortress are almost invisible now. Name of the place is related to...
, was the center of a persecuted religious sect of Deists (called blouznivci).
A major part of the village is located around the busy road from Hradec Králové to Brno. Smaller nearby villages Bělečko, Hoděšovice and Hrachoviště are officially part of Býšť. Most people from Býšť work in nearby cities. The village become a de-facto suburb of Hradec Králové in recent years.