Břest is a municipality and village in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Břest
Church of Saint James the Great
Church of Saint James the Great
Flag of Břest
Coat of arms of Břest
Břest is located in Czech Republic
Břest
Břest
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°21′4″N 17°26′27″E / 49.35111°N 17.44083°E / 49.35111; 17.44083
Country Czech Republic
RegionZlín
DistrictKroměříž
First mentioned1141
Area
 • Total
10.83 km2 (4.18 sq mi)
Elevation
198 m (650 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
976
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
768 23
Websitewww.obec-brest.cz

Břest lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Kroměříž, 22 km (14 mi) north-west of Zlín, and 233 km (145 mi) east of Prague.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869879—    
1880968+10.1%
18901,001+3.4%
19001,043+4.2%
19101,161+11.3%
19211,213+4.5%
19301,253+3.3%
19501,068−14.8%
19611,099+2.9%
1970960−12.6%
1980883−8.0%
1991882−0.1%
2001965+9.4%
2011894−7.4%
2021953+6.6%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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