Břežany is a municipality and village in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Břežany | |
|---|---|
 Church of the Annunciation | |
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  Břežany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′12″N 16°20′30″E / 48.87000°N 16.34167°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Znojmo |
| First mentioned | 1222 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.39 km2 (6.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 792 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 671 65 |
| Website | www |
Břežany lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of Znojmo, 42 km (26 mi) south-west of Brno, and 194 km (121 mi) south-east of Prague.
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 978 | — |
| 1880 | 972 | −0.6% |
| 1890 | 920 | −5.3% |
| 1900 | 1,000 | +8.7% |
| 1910 | 1,060 | +6.0% |
| 1921 | 1,064 | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 1,216 | +14.3% |
| 1950 | 881 | −27.5% |
| 1961 | 1,103 | +25.2% |
| 1970 | 1,060 | −3.9% |
| 1980 | 984 | −7.2% |
| 1991 | 904 | −8.1% |
| 2001 | 920 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 882 | −4.1% |
| 2021 | 775 | −12.1% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Znojmo" (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.
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