| Velká Bystřice | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Olomouc |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Olomouc |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.5942°N 17.3639°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Marek Pazdera |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1275 |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.22 |
| Elevation M: | 290 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 3694 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 783 53 |
Velká Bystřice (de|Groß Wisternitz) is a town in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants.
Velká Bystřice is located about 6km (04miles) east of Olomouc. It lies on the border between the Upper Morava Valley and Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is at 315m (1,033feet) above sea level. The town is situated on both banks of the Bystřice River.
The first written mention of Velká Bystřice is from 1275. A fortress in Velká Bystřice was first documented in 1381. Around 1500, the village was promoted to a market town. From 1589 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848, Velká Bystřice was owned by Archdiocese of Olomouc. Velká Bystřice became a town in 1998.[2]
A section of the D35 motorway (part of the European routes E442 and E462), which connects Olomouc with the D1 motorway, passes through the southern part of the municipal territory.
Velká Bystřice is located on the railway line Olomouc–Moravský Beroun.[3]
The most important monument is the Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist. It is a Baroque church from 1742, but it has a Gothic core.[4]
Velká Bystřice Castle was originally a Renaissance castle from the 1570s, created by the reconstruction of the old fortress from the first half of the 14th century. After a fire 1835, the castle was rebuilt and served as a brewery. Since 2014, it has been a hotel.[5]