Bystřice is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
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Administrative division
Bystřice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Bystřice (313)
Važice (25)
Etymology
The name Bystřice was transferred from the name of the local stream Bystřice. The name of the stream was derived from the old Czech adjective bystrá, which used to mean 'fast-flowing', 'rapid'.