Březí (Břeclav District)

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.

Březí
Municipality
View towards Březí
View towards Březí
Flag of Březí
Flag
Coat of arms of Březí
Coat of arms
Březí is located in Czech Republic
Březí
Březí
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°49′10″N 16°34′3″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBřeclav
First mentioned1249
Area
 • Total13.09 km2 (5.05 sq mi)
Elevation
191 m (627 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,795
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
691 81
Websitewww.breziumikulova.cz

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
YearPop.±%
18691,606—    
18801,702+6.0%
18901,769+3.9%
19001,888+6.7%
19101,931+2.3%
YearPop.±%
19211,726−10.6%
19301,757+1.8%
19501,208−31.2%
19611,282+6.1%
19701,202−6.2%
YearPop.±%
19801,289+7.2%
19911,523+18.2%
20011,539+1.1%
20111,492−3.1%
20211,626+9.0%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Březí lies on the Břeclav–Znojmo railway line.

Sights

The main landmark of Březí is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It is historicist building, which replaced an older Renaissance church.[6]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  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 – Okres Břeclav" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
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