Březina | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Mladá Boleslav |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 50.5486°N 15.0328°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1222 |
Area Total Km2: | 5.62 |
Elevation M: | 237 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 438 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
Postal Code: | 294 11, 295 01 |
Březina is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
The village of Honsob is an administrative part of Březina.
Březina is located about 16km (10miles) northeast of Mladá Boleslav and 23km (14miles) south of Liberec. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is on the slope of the Mužský hill at 408m (1,339feet) above sea level. The Jizera River forms part of the municipal border in the north.
The eastern part of the municipal territory lies in the Bohemian Paradise Protected Landscape Area. In this area is located Žabakor Pond, the largest body of water in Bohemian Paradise with an area of 45ha. It was founded for fish farming in the 16th century and today it is an important nesting site for water birds, protected as a nature reserve.[2]
The first written mention of Březina is from 1222.[3]
The D10 motorway (part of the European route E65) from Prague to Turnov passes through the municipality.
The main landmark of Březina is the Church of Saint Lawrence. It was built at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries and rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the 16th century. It is a stone church with a wooden tower floor.[3]