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Horní Břečkov

Coordinates: 48°53′24″N 15°53′54″E / 48.89000°N 15.89833°E / 48.89000; 15.89833
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Horní Břečkov
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°53′24″N 15°53′54″E / 48.89000°N 15.89833°E / 48.89000; 15.89833
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictZnojmo
First mentioned1323
Area
 • Total
21.09 km2 (8.14 sq mi)
Elevation
405 m (1,329 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
265
 • Density12.6/km2 (32.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
671 02
Websitewww.hornibreckov.cz

Horní Břečkov (German: Oberfröschau) is a municipality and village in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

  • Horní Břečkov (202)
  • Čížov (50)

Geography

Horní Břečkov is located about 11 km (7 mi) northwest of Znojmo and 61 km (38 mi) southwest of Brno. It borders Austria to the south and is adjacent to the Austrian town of Hardegg.

Horní Břečkov lies in the Jevišovice Uplands. The highest point is the hill Větrník at 510 m (1,670 ft) above sea level. The western and southern municipal border is formed by the Thaya River. Most of the territory lies in the Podyjí National Park.

History

The first written mention of Horní Břečkov is in a deed of King John of Bohemia from 1323.[3]

Allocated to newly established Czechoslovakia in 1919, Horní Břečkov was annexed by Nazi Germany upon the 1938 Munich Agreement and administered as part of the Reichsgau Niederdonau. After World War II, it was returned to Czechoslovakia and the German-speaking population was expelled.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Horní Břečkov is the Church of Saint Clemens. A stone with carved year 1198 indicates that this is one of the oldest churches in the region.[3] The church has a late Gothic core, but it was completely rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the 16th century and reconstructed in the Baroque style in 1748 and 1831.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Horní Břečkov. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  4. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Kostel sv. Klimenta" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
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