| Brodek u Přerova | |
| Settlement Type: | Market town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Olomouc |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Přerov |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.4842°N 17.3383°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1301 |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.91 |
| Elevation M: | 205 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1873 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 751 03 |
Brodek u Přerova (until 1949 Brodek) is a market town in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.
The village of Luková is an administrative part of Brodek u Přerova.
The name Brodek is a diminutive from the Czech word brod, meaning 'ford'.[2]
Brodek u Přerova is located about 8km (05miles) northwest of Přerov and 12km (07miles) south of Olomouc. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Upper Morava Valley, but the village of Luková lies in the southern tip of the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is at 237m (778feet) above sea level. The Olešnice Stream flows north of the market town.
The first written mention of Brodek is from 1301. Brodek was a property of the Dominican Monastery in Olomouc until 1782.[2]
Brodek u Přerova was promoted to a market town in 1909. This title was restored in 2009.[2] [3]
The market town is known for bellfounding. Many church bells of the churches in the Czech Republic have been cast in local workshop of the Dytrych family, founded in 1951.[2]
Brodek u Přerova is located on the railway lines Šumperk–Vyškov and Uničov–Nezamyslice.[4]
The main landmark is the Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the pseudo-Romanesque style in 1893.[5]
in 2000, the Brodek carillon was put into operation, manufactured in a local workshop. It contains 22 bells ranging from 5kgto220kgkg (11lbto490lbkg).[5]