Březová (Uherské Hradiště District)

Březová
Municipality
Centre of Březová
Flag Coat of arms
Březová Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°55′32″N 17°44′23″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Uherské Hradiště
First mentioned	1351
Area
• Total	13.74 km^2 (5.31 sq mi)
Elevation	433 m (1,421 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	985
• Density	72/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	687 67
Website	www.obecbrezova.cz

Březová is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name of the municipality is derived from the landscape of birch trees (in Czech bříza), which was previously typical for this region.[2]

Geography

Březová is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Uherské Hradiště and 34 km (21 mi) south of Zlín, on the border with Slovakia. It lies in the White Carpathians mountain range. The highest point is at 832 m (2,730 ft) above sea level. The village is situated in the valley of the Hrubár Stream.

History

The settlement of the area began with the establishment of the Cistercian monastery Smilheim, which was built in 1261. The first written mention of Březová is from 1492.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 778 —     1880 661 −15.0% 1890 749 +13.3% 1900 850 +13.5% 1910 1,051 +23.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,080 +2.8% 1930 1,068 −1.1% 1950 1,218 +14.0% 1961 1,483 +21.8% 1970 1,357 −8.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,238 −8.8% 1991 1,186 −4.2% 2001 1,131 −4.6% 2011 1,000 −11.6% 2021 933 −6.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

On the Czech-Slovak border is the road border crossing Březová / Nová Bošáca.

Sights

Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius

The main landmark of Březová is the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius. Initially, there was a small chapel first mentioned in 1662. In 1747, a little church replaced the chapel. The contemporary church was constructed in 1865.[5]

On 1576 a doctor Tomáš Jordán of Klausenburk mentioned Březová's spring in his medical book about healing water. The spring is considered to be healing and is generally known under the name of Kyselka. The area with the spring is a tourist destination.[5]

A 13 metres (43 ft)-high wooden observation tower is located in the western part of Březová. It was built together with five other identical towers in 2011.[6]

Notable people

• Leoš Janáček (1854–1928), composer; visited Březová for several times to be inspired here by a variety of regional folk songs

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Březová. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Památky a zajímavosti" (in Czech). Obec Březová. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
6. "Rozhledna U Křížku v Březové" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2021-12-08.

External links

• Official website