Březno (Chomutov District)
Březno (German: Priesen) is a municipality and village in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Březno | |
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 Municipal office | |
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  Březno Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′7″N 13°25′17″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Chomutov |
| First mentioned | 1281 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.10 km2 (17.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,463 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 431 45 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
Villages of Denětice, Holetice, Kopeček, Nechranice, Stranná, Střezov and Vičice are administrative parts of Březno.
Transport
The municipality is located on a railway line leading from Lužná to Chomutov and Žatec. There is a train station which is served by regional trains. The Březno railway tunnel was built on a reallocated train track in 2007. The tunnel is 1,758 m (5,768 ft) long and it was the longest railway tunnel in the Czech Republic until 2018.[2]
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- "Březenský tunel na přeložce trati Březno u Chomutova – Chomutov" (in Czech). SUDOP Praha a.s. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
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