Břežany II is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Břežany II | |
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 Centre of Břežany II | |
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  Břežany II Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°5′38″N 14°48′16″E / 50.09389°N 14.80444°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kolín |
| First mentioned | 1305 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.11 km2 (3.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 258 m (846 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 941 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 282 01 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe name Břežany is derived from the word břeh ('[river] bank' in Czech, but in old Czech also meaning 'hillside') or from the word březí ('birch forest'). The word břežané denoted people who live near a bank, hillside or birch forest, so Břežany was a village of such people.[2]
The Roman numeral in the name serves to distinguish it from the nearby municipality of the same name, Břežany I. The Roman numeral is used since 1960.[3]
Geography
editBřežany II is located about 28 kilometres (17 mi) west of Kolín and 20 km (12 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape on the border between the Central Elbe Table and Prague Plateau. In the eastern part of the municipal territory is a small flooded quarry.
History
editThe first written mention of Břežany is from 1305. Until 1588, the village was divided into two parts; one part was owned by the royal chamber and the other was owned by the Prague archbishopric. In 1588, the entire village was acquired by the Smiřický noble family and annexed to the Kostelec estate. In 1622, the estate was bought by the Liechtenstein family. In 1639, during the Thirty Years' War, Břežany was looted by the Swedish army under the leadership of Johan Banér.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editAmong the protected cultural monuments are a gate of a homestead, dating from the first half of the 19th century, and a fire mast rotary siren. The siren, located on a 4 m (13 ft) high mast, was constructed in the 1920s and was brought to Břežany II in 1935 at the latest.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 191–192.
- ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Břežany II. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (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 Břežany II". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
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