Březí (Žďár nad Sázavou District)

Březí
Centre of Březí
Březí
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°20′36″N 16°12′57″E / 49.34333°N 16.21583°E / 49.34333; 16.21583
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictŽďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned1348
Area
 • Total
6.27 km2 (2.42 sq mi)
Elevation
524 m (1,719 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
213
 • Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
594 53
Websitewww.brezi.eu

Březí is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Březí lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) south-east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 46 km (29 mi) east of Jihlava, and 154 km (96 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative division

Březí consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Březí (150)
  • Ondrušky (26)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869475—    
1880499+5.1%
1890422−15.4%
1900477+13.0%
1910442−7.3%
1921432−2.3%
1930412−4.6%
1950315−23.5%
1961299−5.1%
1970282−5.7%
1980260−7.8%
1991221−15.0%
2001176−20.4%
2011180+2.3%
2021176−2.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.