Březnice (Příbram District)
Březnice | |
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Town | |
 Town square with the Church of Saints Francis and Ignatius | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Březnice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°33′31″N 13°57′15″E / 49.55861°N 13.95417°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Příbram |
| Municipality | Březnice (Příbram District) |
| First mentioned | 1224 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ing. Petr Procházka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.46 km2 (7.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 462 m (1,516 ft) |
| Population (2006-07-03) | |
| • Total | 3,647 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 262 72 - 262 94 |
| Website | Official website |
Březnice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbr̝ɛzɲɪtsɛ]; German: Bresnitz) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 3,700 inhabitants.
Villages Bor, Dobrá Voda, Martinice, Přední Poříčí and Zadní Poříčí are administrative parts of Březnice.
Březnice is home to the Březnice Castle Brewery, which sells its beer under the Herold brand name.
People
- Jan Koželuh
- Carlo Lurago acted here
- Wenzel (aka Václav) Pichl
- Albert (aka Vojtěch, originally Avraham) Popper
- Joachim (originally Chajim) Edler von Popper, Popper
- Jiří Veselý, tennis player
External links
Media related to Březnice (Příbram District) at Wikimedia Commons- Municipal website (in Czech)
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