title: Bítovany
text: # Bítovany
  
  Bítovany is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
  
  ## Administrative parts
  
  The village of Bítovánky is an administrative part of Bítovany.
  
  ## History
  
  The first written mention of Bítovany is from 1347.
  
  ## Sights
  
  The landmark of Bítovany and the oldest building is the Church of Saint Bartholomew. It was first mentioned in 1350 as a Gothic parish church. After 1650, baroque modifications were made. The current neo-Gothic appearance dates from 1883.
  
  