Břest
Břest | |
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Church of Saint James the Great | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Břest Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°21′4″N 17°26′27″E / 49.35111°N 17.44083°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Kroměříž |
| First mentioned | 1141 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.83 km2 (4.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 198 m (650 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 988 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 768 23 |
| Website | www |
Břest is a municipality and village in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Břest lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Kroměříž, 22 km (14 mi) north-west of Zlín, and 233 km (145 mi) east of Prague.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1869 | 879 | — |
| 1880 | 968 | +10.1% |
| 1890 | 1,001 | +3.4% |
| 1900 | 1,043 | +4.2% |
| 1910 | 1,161 | +11.3% |
| 1921 | 1,213 | +4.5% |
| 1930 | 1,253 | +3.3% |
| 1950 | 1,068 | −14.8% |
| 1961 | 1,099 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 960 | −12.6% |
| 1980 | 883 | −8.0% |
| 1991 | 882 | −0.1% |
| 2001 | 965 | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 894 | −7.4% |
| 2021 | 953 | +6.6% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "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.
External links
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