Břežany (Znojmo District)

Coordinates: 48°52′12″N 16°20′30″E / 48.87000°N 16.34167°E / 48.87000; 16.34167
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Břežany
Church of the Annunciation
Church of the Annunciation
Flag of Břežany
Coat of arms of Břežany
Břežany is located in Czech Republic
Břežany
Břežany
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°52′12″N 16°20′30″E / 48.87000°N 16.34167°E / 48.87000; 16.34167
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictZnojmo
First mentioned1222
Area
 • Total16.39 km2 (6.33 sq mi)
Elevation
195 m (640 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total792
 • Density48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
671 65
Websitewww.obec-brezany.cz

Břežany is a municipality and village in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

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]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869978—    
1880972−0.6%
1890920−5.3%
19001,000+8.7%
19101,060+6.0%
19211,064+0.4%
19301,216+14.3%
1950881−27.5%
19611,103+25.2%
19701,060−3.9%
1980984−7.2%
1991904−8.1%
2001920+1.8%
2011882−4.1%
2021775−12.1%
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 Znojmo" (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.

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