Bystré

Bystré (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbɪstrɛː]; German: Bistrau) is a town in the Czech Republic. It is located in Svitavy District (part of Pardubice Region) approximately 12 kilometers south east from Polička. As of August 2006 Bystré had 1668 inhabitants. The first written mention about the town dates back to year 1200. The Czech Chronicle by Wenceslaus Hajek of Libočan (which cannot be taken as a credible source though) mentions a village which in 1021 should have been situated in place called U kostelíčka (about one kilometer to the west from the present town). The name of the town is derived from Bystrý, a stream flowing through the town. After the original settlement was burnt out, a new market village Bystré was built up on the...