Břežany II
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Středočeský kraj | ||||
| District : | Kolín | ||||
| Area : | 910 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 6 ' N , 14 ° 48' E | ||||
| Height: | 258 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 837 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 282 01 | ||||
| License plate : | S. | ||||
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| Street: | Rostoklaty - Černíky | ||||
| Railway connection: | Prague - Nymburk | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
| administration | |||||
| Mayor : | Tomáš Brázda (as of 2008) | ||||
| Address: | Břežany II 32 282 01 Český Brod |
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| Municipality number: | 533220 | ||||
| Website : | brezany.cjb.net | ||||
Břežany II , until 1960 Břežany , ( German Breschan ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located five kilometers northwest of Český Brod and belongs to the Okres Kolín .
geography
Břežany II is located at the transition from the Central Bohemian Mountains to the Bohemian Table on the Týnický creek. Chrástnice (258 m) rises to the north. In the south, the railway line runs from Prague to Nymburk , where the Rostoklaty train station is located.
Neighboring towns are Černíky in the northeast, Štolmíř and Nová Ves II in the southeast, Rostoklaty in the south, Tuklaty in the southwest, Tlustovousy in the west and Horoušany and Vyšehořovice in the northwest.
history
The village was first mentioned in writing in 1305.
After the abolition of patrimonial Břežany formed from 1850 a political municipality in the Český Brod district . Since 1961 belongs to the community kolín district and contributes to distinguish it from the homonymous municipality Břežany I the official name Břežany II . The place name is derived from the Czech word Brežany meaning slope, bank or break.
Community structure
No districts are shown for the municipality of Břežany II.
Attractions
- Chapel on the village square
- crucifix
- Lion statue on the village square
- disused sandstone quarries on the Chrástnice
Individual evidence
- ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
- ^ A b Antonín Profous : Místní jména v Čechách. Jejich vznik, původ, význam a změny. Volume 1-5. Česká akademie věd a umění, Prague 1947–1960.
- ↑ Jan Psota: Břežany II a jejich historie . Obec Břežany II, Třebestovice 2016, ISBN 978-80-260-9319-0 , p. 48 .