Březová is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Březová | |
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 Centre of Březová | |
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  Březová Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°55′32″N 17°44′23″E / 48.92556°N 17.73972°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Uherské Hradiště |
| First mentioned | 1351 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.74 km2 (5.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 433 m (1,421 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 985 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 687 67 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe name of the municipality is derived from the landscape of birch trees (in Czech bříza), which was previously typical for this region.[2]
Geography
editBřezová is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Uherské Hradiště and 34 km (21 mi) south of Zlín, on the border with Slovakia. It lies in the White Carpathians mountain range. The highest point is at 832 m (2,730 ft) above sea level. The village is situated in the valley of the Hrubár Stream.
History
editThe settlement of the area began with the establishment of the Cistercian monastery Smilheim, which was built in 1261. The first written mention of Březová is from 1492.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editOn the Czech-Slovak border is the road border crossing Březová / Nová Bošáca.
Sights
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The main landmark of Březová is the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius. Initially, there was a small chapel first mentioned in 1662. In 1747, a little church replaced the chapel. The contemporary church was constructed in 1865.[5]
On 1576 a doctor Tomáš Jordán of Klausenburk mentioned Březová's spring in his medical book about healing water. The spring is considered to be healing and is generally known under the name of Kyselka. The area with the spring is a tourist destination.[5]
A 13 metres (43 ft)-high wooden observation tower is located in the western part of Březová. It was built together with five other identical towers in 2011.[6]
Notable people
edit- Leoš Janáček (1854–1928), composer; visited Březová for several times to be inspired here by a variety of regional folk songs
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Březová. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Uherské Hradiště" (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.
- ^ a b "Památky a zajímavosti" (in Czech). Obec Březová. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ "Rozhledna U Křížku v Březové" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
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