Březina (former Blansko District)

Březina is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

For the municipality with the same name in the same district, see Březina (former Tišnov District).
Březina
Municipality
Centre of Březina
Centre of Březina
Flag of Březina
Flag
Coat of arms of Březina
Coat of arms
Březina is located in Czech Republic
Březina
Březina
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°16′54″N 16°44′58″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBrno-Country
First mentioned1365
Area
 • Total6.83 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Elevation
440 m (1,440 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,085
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
679 05
Websitewww.obec-brezina.cz

Březina lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-east of Brno and 192 km (119 mi) south-east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Březina is from 1365. The village of Proseč was first mentioned in 1395. In 1950, both villages were merged into one municipality.[2] Since 1 January 2007, Březina has been no longer part of Blansko District and became part of the Brno-Country District.[3]

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Březina is twinned with:[4]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Historie obce, obecní znak a prapor" (in Czech). Obec Březina. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. p. 44.
  4. "Partnerská obec – Valaska Dubová (SK)" (in Czech). Obec Březina. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
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