Březí | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | South Moravian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Břeclav |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 48.8194°N 16.5675°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1249 |
Area Total Km2: | 13.09 |
Elevation M: | 191 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1819 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 691 81 |
Březí (until 1949 Prátlsbrun; de|Bratelsbrunn) is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.
Březí is located about west of Břeclav and 40km (30miles) south of Brno, on the border with Austria. It lies in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. The highest point is the hill Liščí kopec at 272m (892feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Prátlsbrun is from 1249. The village was probably founded in the 11th or 12th century.[2]
In 1949, the name of the municipality was changed to Březí.[3]
Březí is located on the Břeclav–Znojmo railway line.[4]
The main landmark of Březí is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It is historicist building, which replaced an older Renaissance church.[5]