Březno (German: Priesen) is a municipality and village in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Březno | |
|---|---|
 Municipal office | |
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  Březno Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′7″N 13°25′17″E / 50.40194°N 13.42139°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Chomutov |
| First mentioned | 1281 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.10 km2 (17.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,439 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 431 45 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Denětice, Holetice, Kopeček, Nechranice, Stranná, Střezov and Vičice are administrative parts of Březno.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 2,837 | — |
| 1880 | 3,145 | +10.9% |
| 1890 | 3,168 | +0.7% |
| 1900 | 3,308 | +4.4% |
| 1910 | 3,479 | +5.2% |
| 1921 | 3,604 | +3.6% |
| 1930 | 3,758 | +4.3% |
| 1950 | 2,015 | −46.4% |
| 1961 | 1,961 | −2.7% |
| 1970 | 1,469 | −25.1% |
| 1980 | 1,405 | −4.4% |
| 1991 | 1,134 | −19.3% |
| 2001 | 1,211 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 1,214 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,410 | +16.1% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Transport
editBřezno is located on the railway line Rakovník–Jirkov. The Březno railway tunnel was built on a reallocated train track in 2007. The tunnel is 1,758 m (5,768 ft) long and it was the longest railway tunnel in the Czech Republic until 2018.[4]
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.
- ^ "Březenský tunel na přeložce trati Březno u Chomutova – Chomutov" (in Czech). SUDOP Praha a.s. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
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