Březno
Municipal office
Municipal office
Flag of Březno
Coat of arms of Březno
Březno is located in Czech Republic
Březno
Březno
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°24′7″N 13°25′17″E / 50.40194°N 13.42139°E / 50.40194; 13.42139
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictChomutov
First mentioned1281
Area
  Total46.10 km2 (17.80 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
  Total1,463
  Density32/km2 (82/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 1,500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

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

Transport

The municipality is located on a railway line leading from Lužná to Chomutov and Žatec. There is a train station which is served by regional trains. 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.[2]

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Březenský tunel na přeložce trati Březno u Chomutova – Chomutov" (in Czech). SUDOP Praha a.s. Retrieved 2020-08-15.


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