Březina (former Tišnov District)

Březina
Březina
Municipality
	Water mill and small water plant
	Flag 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)
• Total	367
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	666 01
Website	www.brezina-tisnovsko.cz

Březina is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Geography

Březina 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

The 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	178	—
1880	194	+9.0%
1890	193	−0.5%
1900	170	−11.9%
1910	191	+12.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	194	+1.6%
1930	198	+2.1%
1950	232	+17.2%
1961	262	+12.9%
1970	253	−3.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	237	−6.3%
1991	194	−18.1%
2001	230	+18.6%
2011	268	+16.5%
2021	343	+28.0%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Březina 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

^ "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.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Obec Březina" (in Czech). Tišnovské noviny. 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2024-02-01.

[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" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "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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