Březí (Břeclav District)

Březí
Village
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Břeclav
Elevation	191 m (627 ft)
Coordinates	CZ 48°49′6″N 16°34′3″E / 48.81833°N 16.56750°ECoordinates: CZ 48°49′6″N 16°34′3″E / 48.81833°N 16.56750°E
Area	13.10 km^2 (5 sq mi)
- land	13.00 km^2 (5 sq mi)
- water	0.10 km^2 (0 sq mi)
Population	1,571 (December 31, 2008[1])
Density	120/km^2 (311/sq mi)
Founded	1310
Mayor	Jozef Pavlík
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	691 81
Location in the Czech Republic
Statistics: statnisprava.cz, CZSO Public Database
Website: http://www.brezi.cz/

Březí (German: Bratelsbrunn) is a village in Břeclav District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,571 (2008).^[1]

History

Until 1918, BRATELSBRUNN in MÄHREN was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Nikolsburg (Mikulov) district, one of the 34 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Moravia.^[2]

The post-office was opened in 1882.

Population development

Census year	Homes	Population	Ethnicity of inhabitants
year		Overall	German	Czechs	other
1793	191	1086
1836	265	1569
1869	281	1605
1880	283	1702	1695	0	7
1890	307	1769	1758	9	2
1900	337	1888	1859	20	9
1910	349	1931	1922	1	8
1921	356	1726	1636	24	66
1930	408	1757	1563	150	44
1939		1663

^[3]

References

1. "Vybrané statistické údaje za obec" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
2. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
3. Historický místopis Moravy a Slezska v letech 1848–1960, sv. 9. 1984

External links

• (Czech) Official website
• Historie (de)