Bechyně

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Bechyně

Total population

5,125

Coordinates49.30°, 14.47°

Demographic figures from Czech Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Bechyně is a town in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,800 inhabitants. The town is known for its mud spa and its tradition of pottery production, which continues today in the form of sanitary ware production. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in South Bohemian

• Radětice
  2.1 mi away · pop. 251
• Netěchovice
  3.2 mi away · pop. 106
• Koloměřice
  3.3 mi away · pop. 114
• Jamník
  3.3 mi away
• Dražíč
  3.9 mi away · pop. 158
• Smilovice
  4.5 mi away · pop. 100
• Čenkov u Bechyně
  4.5 mi away · pop. 55
• Doubravka
  4.8 mi away · pop. 115
• Nemějice
  5.5 mi away · pop. 81
• Slavňovice
  6.4 mi away · pop. 79
• Písecká Smoleč
  6.5 mi away · pop. 102
• Bojenice
  6.7 mi away · pop. 70

Browse all places in South Bohemian →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-24

Common Rough Woodlouse

Porcellio scaber

Seen 2026-09-20

Lesser Willow Sawfly

Euura pavida

Seen 2026-09-20

Carabus hortensis

Carabus hortensis

Seen 2026-09-19

Green-footed Peacock Beetle

Elaphrus riparius

Seen 2026-09-19

Blood Vein

Timandra comae

Seen 2026-09-19

Ruddy Darter

Sympetrum sanguineum

Seen 2026-09-19

Common Blue

Polyommatus icarus

Seen 2026-09-19

Common Brimstone

Gonepteryx rhamni

Seen 2026-09-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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