Březno (Chomutov District)

Coordinates: 50°24′7″N 13°25′17″E / 50.40194°N 13.42139°E / 50.40194; 13.42139
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Březno
Municipal office
Municipal office
Flag of Březno
Coat of arms of Březno
Březno is located in Czech Republic
Březno
Březno
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°24′7″N 13°25′17″E / 50.40194°N 13.42139°E / 50.40194; 13.42139
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictChomutov
First mentioned1281
Area
 • Total46.10 km2 (17.80 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,463
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
431 45
Websitewww.obecbrezno.cz

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.

Administrative parts[edit]

The villages of Denětice, Holetice, Kopeček, Nechranice, Stranná, Střezov and Vičice are administrative parts of Březno.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,837—    
18803,145+10.9%
18903,168+0.7%
19003,308+4.4%
19103,479+5.2%
19213,604+3.6%
19303,758+4.3%
19502,015−46.4%
19611,961−2.7%
19701,469−25.1%
19801,405−4.4%
19911,134−19.3%
20011,211+6.8%
20111,214+0.2%
20211,410+16.1%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Transport[edit]

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.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Chomutov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  4. ^ "Březenský tunel na přeložce trati Březno u Chomutova – Chomutov" (in Czech). SUDOP Praha a.s. Retrieved 2020-08-15.

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