Březí (Břeclav District)

Březí
Municipality
View towards Březí
Flag Coat of arms
Březí Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°49′10″N 16°34′3″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Břeclav
First mentioned	1249
Area
• Total	13.09 km^2 (5.05 sq mi)
Elevation	191 m (627 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,819
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	691 81
Website	www.breziumikulova.cz

Březí (until 1949 Prátlsbrun; German: Bratelsbrunn) is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.

Geography

Březí is located about 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of Břeclav and 40 km (25 mi) south of Brno, on the border with Austria. It lies in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. The highest point is the hill Liščí kopec at 272 m (892 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Prátlsbrun is from 1249. The village was probably founded in the 11th or 12th century.[2]

In 1949, the name of the municipality was changed to Březí.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,606 —     1880 1,702 +6.0% 1890 1,769 +3.9% 1900 1,888 +6.7% 1910 1,931 +2.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,726 −10.6% 1930 1,757 +1.8% 1950 1,208 −31.2% 1961 1,282 +6.1% 1970 1,202 −6.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,289 +7.2% 1991 1,523 +18.2% 2001 1,539 +1.1% 2011 1,492 −3.1% 2021 1,626 +9.0%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Březí is located on the Břeclav–Znojmo railway line.[6]

Sights

The main landmark of Březí is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It is historicist building, which replaced an older Renaissance church.[7]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Březí. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
3. "Vyhláška č. 3/1950 Sb". Zákony pro lidi (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-06-21.
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. "Detail stanice Březí" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
7. "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-21.

External links

• Official website