Březina (former Tišnov District)

Březina
Březina
Municipality
	Water mill and small water plant
	Flag Coat of arms
	Březina Location in the Czech Republic
	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)
• Total	363
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	666 01
Website	www.brezina-tisnovsko.cz

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]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	178	—
1880	194	+9.0%
1890	193	−0.5%
1900	170	−11.9%
1910	191	+12.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	194	+1.6%
1930	198	+2.1%
1950	232	+17.2%
1961	262	+12.9%
1970	253	−3.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	237	−6.3%
1991	194	−18.1%
2001	230	+18.6%
2011	268	+16.5%
2021	343	+28.0%

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.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Obec Březina" (in Czech). Tišnovské noviny. 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2024-02-01.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. p. 44.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Brno-venkov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Březina (dříve okres Tišnov)". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-01.

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