Březno (Chomutov District)

Březno (German: Priesen) is a municipality and village in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Březno
Municipal office
Březno
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°24′7″N 13°25′17″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictChomutov
First mentioned1281
Area
  Total46.10 km2 (17.80 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
  Total1,424
  Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
431 45
Websitewww.obecbrezno.cz

Administrative parts

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

Transport

The municipality is located on a train 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]

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