Bučina (Ústí nad Orlicí District)

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Bučina
Municipality
Aerial view
Aerial view
Flag of Bučina
Flag
Coat of arms of Bučina
Coat of arms
Bučina is located in Czech Republic
Bučina
Bučina
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°53′49″N 16°11′34″E / 49.89694°N 16.19278°E / 49.89694; 16.19278
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictÚstí nad Orlicí
First mentioned1167
Area
 • Total3.83 km2 (1.48 sq mi)
Elevation
324 m (1,063 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total256
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
565 55
Websitewww.obecbucina.cz

Bučina is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Etymology[edit]

The word bučina means 'beech forest'. The settlement was established on or near the site of such forest.[2]

Geography[edit]

Bučina is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Ústí nad Orlicí and 32 km (20 mi) southeast of Pardubice. It lies in the Svitavy Uplands. The highest point is at 394 m (1,293 ft) above sea level.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Bučina is from 1167, when King Vladislaus II donated the village to the monastery in Litomyšl. In the mid-13th century, Bučina was shortly owned by a local noble family, but then it was acquired by the Litomyšl bishopric. In the 15th century, Bučina was bought by the Kostka of Posutpice family. From that time until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, Bučina was a part of the Litomyšl estate.[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869344—    
1880382+11.0%
1890435+13.9%
1900415−4.6%
1910511+23.1%
YearPop.±%
1921466−8.8%
1930439−5.8%
1950326−25.7%
1961297−8.9%
1970280−5.7%
YearPop.±%
1980273−2.5%
1991239−12.5%
2001216−9.6%
2011208−3.7%
2021241+15.9%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport[edit]

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights[edit]

Evangelical church

The most important monument is the Evangelical church. It was built in the Neoclassical and Neo-Renaissance styles in 1780s. The façade dates from 1883.[6]

The main landmark of the centre of Bučina is the Church of Saint James the Great. It was first mentioned in 1375. The church was completely destroyed by fires in the mid-16th century and in 1872. The current Neo-Gothic building dates from 1887.[3][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 221.
  3. ^ a b "Bučina" (in Czech). Mikroregion Vysokomýtsko. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Ústí nad Orlicí" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ^ "Kostel toleranční evangelický" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  7. ^ "Kostel sv. Jakuba Většího – Bučina" (in Czech). Pardubice Region. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

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