Březina (former Blansko District)

Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic

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49°16′54″N 16°44′58″E / 49.28167°N 16.74944°E / 49.28167; 16.74944Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrictBrno-CountryFirst mentioned1365Area

• Total6.83 km² (2.64 sq mi)Elevation

440 m (1,440 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,109 • Density160/km² (420/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
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	560	—
1880	623	+11.3%
1890	639	+2.6%
1900	650	+1.7%
1910	720	+10.8%
1921	672	−6.7%
1930	675	+0.4%
1950	623	−7.7%
1961	684	+9.8%
1970	707	+3.4%
1980	693	−2.0%
1991	628	−9.4%
2001	593	−5.6%
2011	812	+36.9%
2021	1,098	+35.2%
Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Twin towns – sister cities

Březina is twinned with:^[6]

Valaská Dubová, Slovakia

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie obce, obecní znak a prapor" (in Czech). Obec Březina. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. p. 44.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Brno-venkov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Partnerská obec – Valaska Dubová (SK)" (in Czech). Obec Březina. Retrieved 2021-11-14.