| Březová-Oleško | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Prague-West |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.9144°N 14.4164°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1310 |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.48 |
| Elevation M: | 335 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1432 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 252 45 |
Březová-Oleško is a municipality in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. It is located on a promontory above the Vltava River.
The municipality is made up of the villages of Březová and Oleško.
The name Březová is an adjective from bříza, i.e. 'birch'.[2] The name Oleško was probably derived from the personal name Oleš, which was a Czech variant of Alexius.[3]
Březová-Oleško is located about south of Prague. It lies on the Prague Plateau on the right bank of the Vltava River. The highest point is the hill V Hoře at 392m (1,286feet) above sea level. The municipality is situated on a promontory delimited by the valleys of the Vltava and the stream Zahořanský potok.
The first written mention of both villages is from 1310 (as part of a donation to the Ostrov Monastery in Davle, written in a deed of Pope Clement V).[4]
The municipality can be reached by regular transport from Prague, but it is impassable for cars as it is a dead end.[4]
There are no protected cultural monuments.[5]