Březí (Břeclav District)

Březí
Village
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Coat of arms
Country Czech Republic
Region South Moravian
District Břeclav
Elevation 191 m (627 ft)
Coordinates 48°49′6″N 16°34′3″E / 48.81833°N 16.56750°ECoordinates: 48°49′6″N 16°34′3″E / 48.81833°N 16.56750°E
Area 13.10 km2 (5 sq mi)
 - land 13.00 km2 (5 sq mi)
 - water 0.10 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population 1,571 (December 31, 2008[1])
Density 120 / km2 (311 / sq mi)
Founded 1310
Mayor Jozef Pavlík
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 691 81
Location in the Czech Republic
Statistics: statnisprava.cz, CZSO Public Database
Website: http://www.brezi.cz/

Březí (German: Bratelsbrunn) is a village in Břeclav District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,571 (2008).[1]

History

Until 1918, BRATELSBRUNN in MÄHREN was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Nikolsburg (Mikulov) district, one of the 34 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Moravia.[2]

The post-office was opened in 1882.

Population development

Census year Homes Population Ethnicity of inhabitants
year Overall German Czechs other
1793 191 1086
1836 265 1569
1869 281 1605
1880 283 1702 1695 0 7
1890 307 1769 1758 9 2
1900 337 1888 1859 20 9
1910 349 1931 1922 1 8
1921 356 1726 1636 24 66
1930 408 1757 1563 150 44
1939 1663

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Document

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Vybrané statistické údaje za obec" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  2. ↑ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
  3. ↑ Historický místopis Moravy a Slezska v letech 1848–1960, sv. 9. 1984

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