Březina (Svitavy District)

Březina is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Březina
Municipal office
Municipal office
Flag of Březina
Coat of arms of Březina
Březina is located in Czech Republic
Březina
Březina
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°39′4″N 16°36′52″E / 49.65111°N 16.61444°E / 49.65111; 16.61444
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictSvitavy
First mentioned1365
Area
 • Total11.63 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Elevation
420 m (1,380 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total321
 • Density28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
569 23, 569 43
Websitewww.obecbrezina.com

Březina lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south-east of Svitavy, 74 km (46 mi) south-east of Pardubice, and 165 km (103 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts edit

The village of Šnekov is an administrative part of Březina.

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869883—    
1880908+2.8%
1890962+5.9%
1900884−8.1%
1910799−9.6%
1921765−4.3%
1930671−12.3%
1950416−38.0%
1961644+54.8%
1970588−8.7%
1980547−7.0%
1991425−22.3%
2001386−9.2%
2011357−7.5%
2021302−15.4%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Svitavy" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.