Březina is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Březina | |
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 Centre of Březina; church in the background | |
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  Březina Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°32′55″N 15°1′58″E / 50.54861°N 15.03278°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1222 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 237 m (778 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 438 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 294 11, 295 01 |
| Website | brezina-nad-jizerou |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Honsob is an administrative part of Březina.
Geography
editBřezina is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) northeast of Mladá Boleslav and 23 km (14 mi) south of Liberec. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is on the slope of the Mužský hill at 408 m (1,339 ft) above sea level. The Jizera River forms part of the municipal border in the north.
The eastern part of the municipal territory lies in the Bohemian Paradise Protected Landscape Area. In this area is located Žabakor Pond, the largest body of water in Bohemian Paradise with an area of 45 ha (110 acres). It was founded for fish farming in the 16th century and today it is an important nesting site for water birds, protected as a nature reserve.[2]
History
editThe first written mention of Březina is from 1222.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe D10 motorway (part of the European route E65) from Prague to Turnov passes through the municipality.
Sights
editThe main landmark of Březina is the Church of Saint Lawrence. It was built at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries and rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the 16th century. It is a stone church with a wooden tower floor.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Rybník Žabakor s ptačí pozorovatelnou" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Březina. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "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.
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