Březina is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Březina | |
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 Water mill and small water plant | |
_vlajka.svg) Flag .svg) 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 (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 367 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 666 01 |
| Website | www |
Geography
editBřezina 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
editThe 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
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editBřezina is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are two stone crosses, dating from 1841 and 1846, and a late Baroque calvary from the second half of the 18th century.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "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" (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 2024-08-23.
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