Břežany II

Břežany II
Municipality
Centre of Břežany II
Flag Coat of arms
Břežany II Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°5′38″N 14°48′16″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kolín
First mentioned	1305
Area
• Total	9.11 km^2 (3.52 sq mi)
Elevation	258 m (846 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	941
• Density	100/km^2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	282 01
Website	www.brezanyii.cz

Břežany II is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name Břežany is derived from the word břeh ('[river] bank' in Czech, but in old Czech also meaning 'hillside') or from the word březí ('birch forest'). The word břežané denoted people who live near a bank, hillside or birch forest, so Břežany was a village of such people.[2]

The Roman numeral in the name serves to distinguish it from the nearby municipality of the same name, Břežany I. The Roman numeral is used since 1960.[3]

Geography

Břežany II is located about 28 kilometres (17 mi) west of Kolín and 20 km (12 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape on the border between the Central Elbe Table and Prague Plateau. In the eastern part of the municipal territory is a small flooded quarry.

History

The first written mention of Břežany is from 1305. Until 1588, the village was divided into two parts; one part was owned by the royal chamber and the other was owned by the Prague archbishopric. In 1588, the entire village was acquired by the Smiřický noble family and annexed to the Kostelec estate. In 1622, the estate was bought by the Liechtenstein family. In 1639, during the Thirty Years' War, Břežany was looted by the Swedish army under the leadership of Johan Banér.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 571 —     1880 678 +18.7% 1890 701 +3.4% 1900 744 +6.1% 1910 703 −5.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 664 −5.5% 1930 871 +31.2% 1950 695 −20.2% 1961 652 −6.2% 1970 603 −7.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 587 −2.7% 1991 483 −17.7% 2001 502 +3.9% 2011 653 +30.1% 2021 932 +42.7%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Among the protected cultural monuments are a gate of a homestead, dating from the first half of the 19th century, and a fire mast rotary siren. The siren, located on a 4 m (13 ft) high mast, was constructed in the 1920s and was brought to Břežany II in 1935 at the latest.[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 191–192.
3. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Břežany II. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Břežany II". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-09-18.

External links

• Official website