Brzice (German: Brösel) is a municipality and village in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Brzice | |
|---|---|
 Chapel of the Virgin Mary | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Brzice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′40″N 15°57′30″E / 50.44444°N 15.95833°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Hradec Králové |
| District | Náchod |
| First mentioned | 1422 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.51 km2 (4.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 429 m (1,407 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 234 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 552 05 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Běluň, Komárov, Proruby and Žďár are administrative parts of Brzice.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,281 | — |
| 1880 | 1,216 | −5.1% |
| 1890 | 1,116 | −8.2% |
| 1900 | 965 | −13.5% |
| 1910 | 850 | −11.9% |
| 1921 | 753 | −11.4% |
| 1930 | 698 | −7.3% |
| 1950 | 390 | −44.1% |
| 1961 | 345 | −11.5% |
| 1970 | 313 | −9.3% |
| 1980 | 278 | −11.2% |
| 1991 | 207 | −25.5% |
| 2001 | 201 | −2.9% |
| 2011 | 210 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 251 | +19.5% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people
edit- Otto Špaček (1918–2007), World War II fighter pilot
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "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.
External links
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