Březina (former Tišnov District)
Březina | |
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Coordinates: 49°19′17″N 16°25′17″E / 49.32139°N 16.42139°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | South Moravian |
District | Brno-Country |
First mentioned | 1232 |
Area | |
• Total | 3.19 km2 (1.23 sq mi) |
Elevation | 247 m (810 ft) |
Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 363 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 666 01 |
Website | www |
Březina is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Geography[edit]
Březina is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Brno. It lies on the border between the Boskovice Furrow and Křižanov Highlands. The highest point is at 415 m (1,362 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Svratka river.
History[edit]
The first written mention of Březina is from 1232 when Přemysl, Margrave of Moravia, donated the village to the Porta coeli Convent.[2]
From 1986 to 1990, the formerly sovereign municipality of Březina was a part of Tišnov. Since 24 November 1990, Březina has been a separate municipality again.[3]
Demographics[edit]
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Source: Censuses[4][5] |
Transport[edit]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights[edit]
Březina is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are two stone crosses, dating from 1841 and 1846.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Obec Březina" (in Czech). Tišnovské noviny. 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. p. 44.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Brno-venkov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Březina (dříve okres Tišnov)". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-01.