Březno (Chomutov District)

Municipality in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

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50°24′7″N 13°25′17″E / 50.40194°N 13.42139°E / 50.40194; 13.42139Country

Czech RepublicRegion Ústí nad Labem DistrictChomutovFirst mentioned1281Area

• Total46.10 km² (17.80 sq mi)Elevation

280 m (920 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,439 • Density31/km² (81/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

431 45

Websitewww.obecbrezno.cz

Březno (German: Priesen) is a municipality and village in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Denětice, Holetice, Kopeček, Nechranice, Stranná, Střezov and Vičice are administrative parts of Březno.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,837	—
1880	3,145	+10.9%
1890	3,168	+0.7%
1900	3,308	+4.4%
1910	3,479	+5.2%
1921	3,604	+3.6%
1930	3,758	+4.3%
1950	2,015	−46.4%
1961	1,961	−2.7%
1970	1,469	−25.1%
1980	1,405	−4.4%
1991	1,134	−19.3%
2001	1,211	+6.8%
2011	1,214	+0.2%
2021	1,410	+16.1%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Transport

Březno is located on the railway line Rakovník–Jirkov. The Březno railway tunnel was built on a reallocated train track in 2007. The tunnel is 1,758 m (5,768 ft) long and it was the longest railway tunnel in the Czech Republic until 2018.^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Březenský tunel na přeložce trati Březno u Chomutova – Chomutov" (in Czech). SUDOP Praha a.s. Retrieved 2020-08-15.