Březina
Centre of Březina
Centre of Březina
Flag of Březina
Coat of arms of Březina
Březina is located in Czech Republic
Březina
Březina
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°16′54″N 16°44′58″E / 49.28167°N 16.74944°E / 49.28167; 16.74944
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBrno-Country
First mentioned1365
Area
  Total6.83 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Elevation
440 m (1,440 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
  Total1,085
  Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
679 05
Websitewww.obec-brezina.cz

Březina is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Březina lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-east of Brno and 192 km (119 mi) south-east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Březina is from 1365. The village of Proseč was first mentioned in 1395. In 1950, both villages were merged into one municipality.[2] Since 1 January 2007, Březina has been no longer part of Blansko District and became part of the Brno-Country District.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869560    
1880623+11.3%
1890639+2.6%
1900650+1.7%
1910720+10.8%
1921672−6.7%
1930675+0.4%
1950623−7.7%
1961684+9.8%
1970707+3.4%
1980693−2.0%
1991628−9.4%
2001593−5.6%
2011812+36.9%
20211,098+35.2%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Twin towns – sister cities

Březina is twinned with:[6]

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Historie obce, obecní znak a prapor" (in Czech). Obec Březina. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. p. 44.
  4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Brno-venkov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
  5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. "Partnerská obec – Valaska Dubová (SK)" (in Czech). Obec Březina. Retrieved 2021-11-14.


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